Two men in a burning house must not stop to argue |
Two men in a burning house must not stop to argue |
Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter |
We start as fools and become wise through experience |
When a fool is cursed, he thinks he is being praised |
When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful |
When a man is coming toward you, you need not say: "Come here |
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 a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears |
when arguing with a chicken a grain of corn is always wrong |
When arguing with a stone an egg is always wrong |
When cutting, look at the age of the machete. - Fulfulde, Nigeria |
When elephant steps on a trap, no more trap |
When making a fire people like to join you, when cleaning the ashes you are often alone |
When the fool is told a Proverb, its meaning has to be explained to him |