48 Namibian Proverbs / Page 2
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If the State is going to fall, it is from the belly.22.
If you want to give God a good laugh, tell him of your future plans.23.
If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips.24.
It is always a pleasure to greet a friend from afar.25.
It is the one who lies by a fire who feels the heat.26.
It's easy to wad your neighbor's field.27.
Learning expands great souls.28.
Let the first urge pass, wait for the second.29.
Love is a despot who spares no one.30.
Moral people sleep well at night, but the immoral seem to get pleasure from the waking hours much more.31.
Never kill the cat that cries.32.
Only the mountains never meet.33.
Only the strong survive.34.
That which leaks cannot stay full.35.
The bone given to you by the king is meat.36.
The ears do not lose their interest.37.
The earth is not ours, it is a treasure we hold in trust for future generations.38.
The trees never meet but people do.39.
The ways of the immoral are always predictable.40.
There are many a good tune played on an old fiddle.