2049 African Proverbs / Page 20
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As long as the white man stutters, the interpreters have a lot of work.382.
As soon as you question someone's integrity, it is a reflection of your own.383.
As the dog said, "If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is playing."384.
As the dog said, 'If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is playing.'385.
As the wound inflames the finger, so thought inflames the mind.386.
As you do for your ancestors, your children will do for you.387.
Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.388.
Ashes will always blow back into the face of the thrower.389.
At a hunting expedition you cannot apportion the meat before you kill the animal.390.
At that particular time a mad person gives you something take it immediately before he changes is mind.391.
Authority is in generosity.392.
Avarice is the root of all evil.393.
Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends.394.
Bad luck for one man is good luck for another.395.
Bad officials are elected by poor citizens who do not vote.396.
Banish a strong man, banish a strong man but when there is war you will look for the strong man.397.
Be aware of a man with a sweet tongue he can lead you to buying bad meat.398.
Be careful of the words you say each day, make sure each is nice and sweet, because may be in the days ahead, there will be some you'll have to eat.399.
Be careful of what you own because what you own might eventually own you.400.
Be careful when you are sharing a calabash of porridge with a toothless man.