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21 Proverbs about Elephants



1. Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats.. Malayan Proverb. Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats.
Malayan Proverb

2. When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.. African Proverb. When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.
African Proverb

3. When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.. African Proverb. When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
African Proverb

4. There is not enough room for two elephants to sit in the same shade.. African Ovambo Proverb. There is not enough room for two elephants to sit in the same shade.
African Ovambo Proverb

5. Sleep after selling horses and elephants.. Hindu Proverb. Sleep after selling horses and elephants.
Hindu Proverb

6. If there were no elephants in the jungle, the buffalo would be big.. African Proverb. If there were no elephants in the jungle, the buffalo would be big.
African Proverb

7. There is not enough room for two elephants to sit in the same shade.. African Proverb. There is not enough room for two elephants to sit in the same shade.
African Proverb

8. When elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers.. African Proverb. When elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers.
African Proverb

9. Sleep after selling horses and elephants.. Asian-Indian Proverb. Sleep after selling horses and elephants.
Asian-indian Proverb

10. Blow your horn in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cockerels; bleat in a flock of goats.. Malawian Proverb. Blow your horn in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cockerels; bleat in a flock of goats.
Malawian Proverb

11. Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.. Vietnamese Proverb. Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.
Vietnamese Proverb

12. An ant-hill that is destined to become a giant ant-hill will definitely become one, no matter how many times it is destroyed by elephants.. Nigerian Proverb. An ant-hill that is destined to become a giant ant-hill will definitely become one, no matter how many times it is destroyed by elephants.
Nigerian Proverb

13. Those who are carrying elephants home on their heads, need not use their toes to dig up crickets on the way.. Nigerian Proverb. Those who are carrying elephants home on their heads, need not use their toes to dig up crickets on the way.
Nigerian Proverb

14. There is not enough room for two elephants to sit in the same shade.. Ovambo Proverb. There is not enough room for two elephants to sit in the same shade.
Ovambo Proverb

15. When two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers.. Uganda Proverb. When two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers.
Uganda Proverb

16. When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.. Kikuyu Proverb. When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Kikuyu Proverb

17. Elephants carry each other.. Namibian Proverb. Elephants carry each other.
Namibian Proverb

18. When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.. Acholi proverb. When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Acholi Proverb

19. When two elephants meet on a narrow bridge, they get nowhere until one of them backs down or lies down.. South African Proverb. When two elephants meet on a narrow bridge, they get nowhere until one of them backs down or lies down.
South African Proverb

20. When two elephants fight the grass gets trampled.. Ugandan Proverb. When two elephants fight the grass gets trampled.
Ugandan Proverb

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