2049 African Proverbs / Page 93
1841.
When problems visit a man it arrives with its own bed and table.1842.
When riding on top of an elephant do not assume there is no dew in the thicket.1843.
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.1844.
When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the bee's house some day.1845.
When the bells are in water they can't make any sound.1846.
When the big drum is sounded the small drums keep silence.1847.
When the big tree falls, the goat eats its leaves.1848.
When the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.1849.
When the bush is on fire the chameleon learns to run first.1850.
When the buttocks foul the air it's the head that gets knocked.1851.
When the cock craws the heart of a debtor skips a bit.1852.
When the cock is drunk, he forgets about the hawk.1853.
When the cockroach decides to make the cock its friend it must be ready to end up in the cock's stomach.1854.
When the drummers change their beats the dancers must also change their Steps.1855.
When the eye sees you then your bound to go for duty.1856.
When the head is big it cannot avoid punches.1857.
When the head of a snake is cut off, the rest of his body is an ordinary rope.1858.
When the heart acts, the body is its slave.1859.
When the heart overflows, it comes out through the mouth.1860.
When the hunter returns and is holding mushrooms, don't ask him about how his hunt went.