If everybody in town donates one threat, the poor man has a shirt
African Proverb
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
fire hard
By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed
foolishness time game fool learned
When the fool is told a Proverb, its meaning has to be explained to him
foolishness meaning proverb fool
Hold a true friend with both hands
true friends friend hands
For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today
people future today tomorrow
The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief
lies end grief lie
There is no medicine to cure hatred
hate medicine hatred cure
Where water is boss, the land must obbey
water land boss
Where I make a living, there is my home
home living
Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given
man mankind
If men swear that they want to harm you when you are asleep, you can go to sleep. If women say so, stay awake
women sleep men harm asleep
Peace is costly but it is worth the expense
worth peace
man poor threat
When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears
man home tears market poor
Seeing is different than being told.
proverbs
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