Famous Proverbs
2188 Proverbs about Africa / Page 6
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Send a boy where he wants to go and you see his best pace.52.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.53.
The day the monkey is destined to die, all the trees get slippery.54.
The egg shows the hen where to hatch.55.
The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief.56.
The fool speaks, the wise man listens.57.
The fool sucks wisdom, as he porter sups, And cobblers grow fine speakers in their cups.58.
The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks.59.
To try and to fail is not laziness.60.
Two birds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.