223 Proverbs about Wants / Page 10
181. The bird that escapes from its cage never wants to come back.
182. There is no point in offering a helping hand to someone who wants to drown.
183. Waiting is futile for whomever wants to kiss someone's backside.
184. If you open the eyes of a blind man he wants to go back to the darkness.
185. Whoever wants to hurt never misses his target.
186. He who wants a mule without fault, must walk on foot.
187. A good paymaster never wants workmen.
188. Poverty wants many things, and avarice all.
189. The sea breeze blows the pelican where he wants to go.
190. If the young palm tree wants to stay alive, it grows next to the odum tree.
191. The rich man cannot be prevented from cyltivating the 'iganjo' he wants.
192. Nobody wants to meet an ill-omened bird.
193. Darkness shows no wrong path to she who gets what she wants before dark.
194. A man finds many faults in a woman when he wants to divorce, and finds many charms in one's fianc6e.
195. He who flatters with laughter wants to see you cry.
196. The heart is a tree; it grows where it wants.
197. The Piper wants meikle, that wants the nether chafts.
198. He who wants to have arms and necessities can take them himself.
199. Everybody loves a fool, but nobody wants him for a son.
200. A woman is as old as she wants to tell you she is.
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