Famous Proverbs
464 Proverbs about Niger / Page 22
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One does not become a master diviner in a day. A forest is not made in a season. The swoop of an eagle has seen many seasons and floods...212.
Who says the oasis in the desert is happy because of its hidden spring of water?213.
The cricket is never blinded by the sand of its burrowing.214.
An oil lamp feels proud to give light even though it wears itself away.215.
A bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad.216.
Common proverbs of cooperation are:.217.
A herbalist that refuses to ask laymen what leaves he looks for in the bush, must have difficulties getting what he wants.218.
It is a pot of water that is already half full that the world would like to help in filling to the brim.219.
If a drum is not made, it is the fault of the master; but if the drum is made and is not beaten, then that is the fault of the boys.220.
When an elephant falls, meat is sure to be surplus for those who follow the hunter.