20 Guinean Proverbs / Page 2
- 11. Save your fowl before it stops flapping.
 - 12. The man on his feet carries off the share of the man sitting down.
 - 13. The man who builds his own throne rules over a desert.
 - 14. The man who can't dance says the band can't play.
 - 15. The toad likes water, but not when it's boiling.
 - 16. To have two eyes can be cause for pride; but to have one eye is better than to have none.
 - 17. To make preparations does not spoil the trip.
 - 18. When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it.
 - 19. When you don't wait for it tomorrow still comes.
 - 20. When you wait for tomorrow it never comes. When you don't wait for it tomorrow still comes.

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