2049 African Proverbs / Page 10
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A man gets to the land of spirits when he passes seven rivers, seven forests and seven hills.182.
A man has to hold his mouth open a long time before a roasted partridge flies into it.183.
A man is always on the move.184.
A man is called a drunkard when he misbehaves, not when he drinks.185.
A man is not a man until he has a house of his own.186.
A man is obliged to beat his own chest when he has no drum.187.
A man is taller than every mountain he climbs.188.
A man isn't dead until is buried.189.
A man must suffer in silence.190.
A man never grows up until his father dies.191.
A man should live to prove himself worth of his own flesh and blood.192.
A man should not be too happy in the morning.193.
A man should not, out of pride and etiquette, swallow his phlegm.194.
A man who after his dying speech doesn't die, bears the same guilt.195.
A man who cries all the time is not heard.196.
A man who dictates separates himself from others.197.
A man who does no hard work will never know the value of rest.198.
A man who doesn't know how to play sex disappears after the first time.199.
A man who hides a thorn in his foot earns a swelling.200.
A man who is patient is rewarded.