- A dog does not mind being called a dog.
- A dog never forgets his master.
- A dog returns to where he has been fed.
- A guest who breaks the dishes of his host is not soon forgotten.
- A lie has many variations, the truth none.
- A man does not run among thorns for no reason; either he is chasing a snake or a snake is chasing him.
- A man who cries all the time is not heard.
- A needle cannot hold two threads or a mind two thoughts.
- An elephant does not die from one broken rib.
- Anxiety will not let you die of hunger.
- A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride.
- A razor may be sharper than an axe, but it cannot cut wood.
- A reflection does not see itself.
- Ashes will always blow back into the face of the thrower.
- A small house will hold a hundred friends.
- A stern look is not a slap in the face.
- A stranger has big eyes but sees nothing.
- A stream cannot rise about its source.
- A weapon which you don’t have in your hand won’t kill a snake.
- A wise man never knows all, only fools know everything
- A woman’s strength is a multitude of words.
- A wound inflicted by a friend does not heal.
- Beat one dog and the others will run away.
- Before shooting, one must aim.
- Before you buy shoes, measure your feet.
- Brothers love each other when they are equally rich.
- Clouds do not always mean rain, but smoke is a sure sign of fire.
- Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
- Death is always news.
- Differences between husband and wife should not be aired in the marketplace.
- Don’t ask me where I am going but where I have come from.
- Don’t set sail on someone else’s star.
- Do not laugh at the fallen; you may find slippery roads ahead.
- Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
- Ears are usually uninvited guests.
- Even if the elephant is thin he is still the lord of the jungle.
- Even the best cooking pot will not produce food.
- Fire does not make fire, only ashes.
- For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
- Greatness is not achieved with violence.
- Heaven and earth shall never meet.
- He who does not know is forgiven by God.
- He who has the necessities has no shame.
- He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
- He who is born a fool is never cured.
- He who is drunk from wine can sober up, he who is drunk from wealth cannot.
- He who is too sure of himself and acts without thinking is heading for his downfall.
- He who learns, teaches.
- He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
- He who rides upon an ass cannot help but smell its gas!
- He who talks incessantly, talks nonsense.
- He who waits for the moon waits for darkness.
- Hunt in every jungle, for there is wisdom and good hunting in all of them.
- I don’t sow ground nuts when the monkey is watching.
- If a child washes his hands he could eat with kings.
- If it’s a big man that is hurting you, smile at him.
- If it hurts to spend your money, you will go hungry.
- If sweetness be excessive, it is no longer sweetness.
- If the moon is with you, you need not care about the stars.
- If there were no elephants in the jungle, the buffalo would be big.
- If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.
- If you are threatened by a man, sleep at night, if it is by a woman then stay awake.
- If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.
- If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for something.
- If you don’t work you shan’t eat.
- If you get rich, be in a dark corner when you jump for joy.
- If you have five wives, then you have five tongues.
- If you know his father and grandfather, don’t worry about his son.
- If you know the beginning well, the end will not trouble you.
- If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry.
- If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips.
- If you want to know how the true story goes, wait till the arguments start.
- Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water.
- In hell there are no fans.
- It’s a bad child who does not take advice.
- It is not what you are called, but what you answer to.
- It is not with saying, “Honey,” “Honey,” that sweetness will come into the mouth.
- It is not work that kills, but worry.
- It is the path of the needle that the thread is accustomed to follow.
- Let a wrong-doing repeat itself at least three times: the first may be an accident, the second a mistake, but the third is likely to be intentional.
- Live patiently in the world; know that those who hate you are more numerous than those who love you.
- Marriage is a snake to slip into your handbag.
- News does not sleep on the way.
- One must talk little and listen much.
- Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
- Quarrels end, but words once spoken never die.
- Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you.
- Seeing is better than hearing.
- Seeing is different than being told.
- Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
- The egg shows the hen where to hatch.
- The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief.
- The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
- The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks.
- To try and to fail is not laziness.
- We start as fools and become wise through experience.
- When a fool is cursed, he thinks he is being praised.
- 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.
- When elephant steps on a trap, no more trap.
- When the big tree falls, the goat eats its leaves.
- When the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
- When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
- When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
- When you know who his friend is, you know who he is.
- When you live next to the cemetery, you cannot weep for everyone.
- Whether the knife falls on the melon or the melon on the knife, the melon suffers.
- You must judge a man by the work of his hands.
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