2049 African Proverbs / Page 21
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Be humble in making demands even when making your demands.402.
Beat one dog and the others will run away.403.
Bees sting him who loves honey.404.
Before buying a house, see who your neighbours will be.405.
Before killing the chicken carefully observe the character of your guest.406.
Before shooting, one must aim.407.
Before you begin to trade in blame look in the mirror.408.
Before you buy shoes, measure your feet.409.
Behind every sweaty face of a cattle rustler is a story of determination and courage.410.
Being a good friend of a scorpion doesn't mean that you can't be stung by a honeybee.411.
Being a swimmer and spending time in the water does not make you a fish.412.
Being blind doesn't mean one cannot dream or imagine.413.
Being in the forest and failing to see trees is a curse.414.
Being well dressed does not prevent one from being poor.415.
Better a calamity to be far away.416.
Better give birth to a sweating baby than a laughing one.417.
Better stay with the devil you know than an angel you don't know.418.
Better to aim at comfort' than at luxury.419.
Better to bit your tongue than biting your words.420.
Between imitation and envy, imitation is better.