Proverb
Proverb
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
man mature running twenty
Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man /and after that, praying.
cloak drinker generally good
Under a tattered cloak you will generally find a good drinker
elephant flies tail though
Though the elephant's tail is short, it can nevertheless keep flies off the elephant
cape ghana grow happen lion though time
Though the lion and the antelope happen to live in the same forest, the antelope still has time to grow up. - Cape Coast, Ghana
elephant enemy regard size though
Though your enemy is the size of an ant, regard him as an elephant
blind both carries lame man progress proverbs
When a blind man carries a lame man both go forward.
gives
The person who gives is a person who has
start sweep top
When you sweep the stairs, you start at the top
impossible love reigns
Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.
law uncertain
Where the law is uncertain there is no law.
self
Where there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important
cannot
Where there is no antagonist, you cannot quarrel.
Where there's a carcass, there will be vultures
owned sins
Years and sins are always more than owned