2049 African Proverbs / Page 27
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Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.522.
Earth is the queen of beds.523.
Eating a lot does not satisfy greediness.524.
Eating is kinship.525.
Eating tough meat is always harder for a toothless lion.526.
Eating what you plant is better than begging for leftovers.527.
Enjoy breakfast all alone, share lunch with your best friend and give dinner to your enemy.528.
Even a close friend cannot rescue one from old age.529.
Even a healer's lies are a big relief to a sick person.530.
Even a horn can be stopped from fighting and made to sing forever.531.
Even boiled water can extinguish a fire.532.
Even drumsticks are heavy on the way home after the dance.533.
Even if a baby seems unpleasant to look at, his mother never refuses him.534.
Even if the elephant is thin he is still the lord of the jungle.535.
Even if the hen is poor it cannot leave blank eggs.536.
Even if thin, the elephant remains the king of the forest.537.
Even if you close your eyes while looking in the mirror the image remains yours.538.
Even if you dance for you enemy on the rock, he will accuse you of splashing water on him.539.
Even if you rease your clothes in very hot water you still need to dry them.540.
Even if you remain an island you must still be friendly to the sea.