2049 African Proverbs / Page 139
- 1381. The cocks that cockadoodle were once eggs.
 - 1382. The coffin seller wants a long life for himself and a short life for others.
- 1383. The corpse of a bird does not decompose in flight, but on the ground.
- 1384. The country rooster dows not crow in the town.
- 1385. The cow engenders the man.
- 1386. The cow with no tail can only depend on goats to rid himself of flies.
- 1387. The cricket cries, the year changes.
- 1388. The cultivator is alone, but those who eat are many.
- 1389. The danger that threatens the hunting dog, threatens the hunter too.
- 1390. The darkest hour is before dawn.
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