336 Proverbs about Still / Page 4
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Everything is small at the beginning and then grows; except trouble, which is big at the beginning and still grows.62.
It makes no sense to try to forge the iron whilst it is still cold.63.
The corn will bend but it still ends up in the mill.64.
A bird that flies from the ground onto an anthill, does not know that it is still on the ground.65.
A man who is advised and he takes it, is still a man who acts from his own free will.66.
When a woman cannot have good palm-nuts to give her rich oil, she still has to maintain decency in order to remain one of those that sell good quality oil.67.
Antagonism is not good for fowls, and it is not good for goats; worse still, it is not good for human beings.68.
If one would not eat pounded yam for its own sake, one can still eat it for the sake of the soup that goes with it.69.
If hunger forces a farmer in a particular year to eat both his yam tubers and the seed-yams, the succeeding years would still be worse because he would have no yams to eat and none to plant.70.
Even when fire has done its very worst, one still has to resort to it.71.
The gods may still send a gentle breeze when they want to bless us.72.
Look for a black goat while it is still daytime.73.
A bird that flies off the earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground.74.
A bird may fly off the earth and land on an anthill, but it will still be on the ground.75.
A child doesn't breast-feed from a stepmother if its mother is still alive.76.
A friend is one who knows every thing about you and still wants to be your friend.77.
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.78.
A snake can shade its skin but it still remains a snake.79.
Even if you rease your clothes in very hot water you still need to dry them.80.
Even if you remain an island you must still be friendly to the sea.Quotes related to Still by Power Quotations