42 Nilotic Proverbs / Page 4
- 31. The youth walks faster than the elderly but the elderly knows the road.
 - 32. There is more wisdom in listening than in speaking.
- 33. Where a river flows, there is abundance.
- 34. Where the cattle does not graze, the warriors pass.
- 35. Where there is a hippopotamus, be careful when passing with a pirogue.
- 36. Who does not know the path should ask.
- 37. Who listens to the voice of the elderly is like a strong tree; who turns a deaf ear is like a twig in the wind.
- 38. Who mistrusts everybody is the real enemy of the village.
- 39. Words can kill before arms.
- 40. Working in the fields is hard, but hunger is harder.
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