Famous Proverbs
2188 Proverbs about Africa / Page 200
1991.
You don't have to lie down at the spot where your enemy has thrown you.1992.
You don't have to tell the deaf that there is a stampede in the market.1993.
You don't punish a fish by throwing it in water.1994.
You get what you deserve.1995.
You have to heal the wound before it ignores the medicine.1996.
You may as well die fighting the enemy than live exploited and be persecuted by him.1997.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.1998.
You may choose your friends but not your neighbours.1999.
You may say the cassava in your mouth is bitter, but it is only looking at the next one.2000.
You never know a line is zigzag until you put a straight line against it.