Proverbs
Proverbs
A proverb is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience...
loan proverbs
It's beter than the loan you couldn't get.
fool fools-and-foolishness kiss maid proverbs
He is a fool that kisseth the maid when he may kiss the mistress.
chops complaints-and-complaining proverbs
One chops the wood, the other does the grunting.
falls proverbs rain
God's rain falls even on the . - Fipa, Tanzania
beard fine goats mistake proverbs
Do not mistake a goats beard for a fine stallions tail.
consult good proverbs wish
If you wish to do a good deed, consult no one.
friend gained lost none proverbs
Many a friend was lost through a joke, but none was ever gained so.
carrying man proverbs
Do not tell the man carrying you that he stinks. Sierra Leone
enemy friends-or-friendship
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
truth
The broad-minded see the truth in different religions; the narrow-minded see only the differences
greater proverbs report
Report makes mischiefs greater than they need to be.
cooked corn handful people proverbs stiff thin three
One person is thin porridge or gruel; two or three people are a handful of stiff cooked corn meal. - Kuria, Kenya/Tanzania and Ngoreme, Tanzania
conform fashion proverbs tyrant
Fashion is a tyrant from which there is no deliverance; all must conform to its whimsical.
favors gets goodness people proverbs shown
Goodness gets a seat. - Igala, Nigeria. (Pachocinski, p. 224; explanation: good people will be shown favors and will live longer).