65 Congolese Proverbs / Page 4
- 31. Mothers-in-law are hard of hearing.
- 32. No matter how full the river, it still wants to swell more.
- 33. No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim.
- 34. No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.
- 35. One day of hunger is not starvation.
- 36. One knife will not cut another knife; one cheat will not cheat another cheat.
- 37. Prepare yourself for when the water comes up to your knees.
- 38. Pride goes only as far as one can spit.
- 39. Sleep is the cousin of death.
- 40. The absent are always in the wrong.
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