2049 African Proverbs / Page 3
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A child among elders converses with its ears.42.
A child can play with its mother's breasts, but not its father's testicles.43.
A child doesn't belong to the father or mother; a child belongs to the ancestors.44.
A child doesn't breast-feed from a stepmother if its mother is still alive.45.
A child while bathing only scrubs its stomach.46.
A child who eats too much shouldn't blame is buttock.47.
A child who is fearless is going to bring tears to his mother's eyes.48.
A child who knows how to wash his hands will eat with the chiefs.49.
A child who protested when being stripped on the back by its mother, it's humbled by the scorching sun when left to walk.50.
A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which his mother puts into his palm.51.
A child's hand is not burned by hot yam which is placed into his palm by his mother.52.
A clean conscience makes a soft pillow.53.
A clear conscience fears no accusation.54.
A cloudy sky doesn't always cry rain.55.
A cock says it's because of the situation it is faced with that it has its knees in the opposite direction.56.
A comb becomes bad when it hurts you.57.
A corn swallowed by a fowl will never germinate in its belly.58.
A corpse doesn't have time to cover its pubic region.59.
A cow must graze where she is tied.60.
A cow without a tail should not try to chase away flies.