Famous Proverbs
2188 Proverbs about Africa / Page 2
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However long the night, the dawn will break.12.
A barber does not shave himself.13.
A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day it hatches.14.
A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which his mother puts into his palm.15.
A comb becomes bad when it hurts you.16.
A cutting word is worse than a bowstring, a cut may heal, but the cut of the tongue does not.17.
A fool looks for dung where the cow never browsed.18.
A fool may chance to put something into a wise man's head.19.
A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride.20.
A stranger has big eyes but sees nothing.