191 Ethiopian Proverbs / Page 14
- 131. The first camel in the train holds everyone up, but it is the last which gets the beating.
 - 132. The fool is thirsty in the midst of a downpour.
- 133. The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
- 134. The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst.
- 135. The heart of a fool is in his mouth and the mouth of the wise man is in his heart.
- 136. The little stars will always shine while the great sun is often eclipsed.
- 137. The mouse is silent while laboring, but when the baby is conceived, she cries.
- 138. The nile has no resting place it wanderes around carrying a log.
- 139. The one who is mistaken is the one who does nothing.
- 140. The person who grew up without correction will find his mouth slipping instead of his foot.
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