2049 African Proverbs / Page 99
- 981. It is not the lamb that should go and ask the lion if it has had dinner.
 - 982. It is not the things in the soup that I am afraid of but perhaps the person I am eating with.
- 983. It is not what you are called, but what you answer to.
- 984. It is not with saying, "Honey," "Honey," that sweetness will come into the mouth.
- 985. It is not work that kills, but worry.
- 986. It is not worth telling a lovely story at the funeral.
- 987. It is odd for a dog to look unconcerned when a sheep is barking at a stranger.
- 988. It is only a mad dog that barks at a flying bird.
- 989. It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
- 990. It is only the eagle that can give an account of the whisper of the cloud.
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