2049 African Proverbs / Page 26
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Don't respond to a mosquito bit with a stone because you will miss it and hunt yourself.502.
Don't see animals around the village and say there is nobody to hunt them.503.
Don't seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt you may he break his neck.504.
Don't set sail on someone else's star.505.
Don't show a hyena how well you can bite.506.
Don't tell your important secret to your friend because your friend has his other friends as well.507.
Don't throw away your nets if you catch nothing, you never know what the gods are planning next.508.
Don't try to get blood from a locust; God didn't put it in there.509.
Don't underestimate the determination of a quiet person.510.
Don't underestimate the wisdom of ancestors.511.
Don't undermine my silence, its got reason; don't rate it, it as got no scale.512.
Don't wait for an anthill to build up in your mushroom better attack its origin sooner than later.513.
Don't water your friend's garden when yours is full of weeds.514.
Dreams are related to the past but connected to the future.515.
Dreams are voices of ancestors.516.
Dry thunder that tears the sky doesn't make you forget the storm of yesterday.517.
During a storm you seek shelter under a tree and not the clouds.518.
During the dry season it is better to befriend the owner of the pirogue.519.
Each trip gives you its own uniqueness.520.
Ears are usually uninvited guests.