156 Proverbs about Ready / Page 2
21. It is too late to lock the stable door when the horses have already been stolen.
22. He that looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery already with her in his heart.
23. When the dog is down, every one is ready to bite him.
24. The ready back gets all the loads.
25. Ye hae a ready mouth for a ripe cherry.
26. The person who is tired will find time to sleep. A person with a bad name is already half hanged.
27. Where your will is ready your feet are light.
28. A mouse that removes the palm-nut that turns out to be the bait of a trap, would already have known that the palm-nut does not ripen on the ground.
29. It is a pot of water that is already half full that the world would like to help in filling to the brim.
30. A housewife who complains that there is not enough foodstuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone.
31. Preparing cocoyams for planting does not mean that they are already planted.
32. What lowers itself is ready to fall.
33. 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.
34. Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight.
35. A snail that doesn't crawl with its shell should be ready to die.
36. Don't beat the drums of war unless you're ready to fight.
37. He who lends out his door should be ready for the cold blowing wind.
38. What makes a sheep blit loudly the goat had already seen before.
39. When the cockroach decides to make the cock its friend it must be ready to end up in the cock's stomach.
40. When you're undressed then you're ready for anything.
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