2049 African Proverbs / Page 44
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If you have not been to two different bazaars, then you do not know what the best value is.862.
If you have patience you can take out the holes of an anthill.863.
If you haven't any sheep you won't know that a fox is a wild animal.864.
If you haven't done anything evil then you shouldn't be worried about devils knocking on your door.865.
If you hide a sick person, your lamentation alarm will only announce his death.866.
If you ignore your own relatives you will serve the outsiders.867.
If you keep stirring at a girl you cannot have you will never see a girl you can have.868.
If you keep your head and heart going in the right direction you don't have to worry about your feet.869.
If you kill time, you'll bury opportunities.870.
If you knock your head against a wall, then a coconut tree and pillar and your head still remains undamaged my child, go and hide that head of yours; it is a good head.871.
If you know his father and grandfather, don't worry about his son.872.
If you know the beginning well, the end will not trouble you.873.
If you lie the ancestors will punish you.874.
If you live by the river you can hear the crab cough.875.
If you live in a glasshouse you should not throw stones.876.
If you man is a wizard, you must become a witch.877.
If you need ears go and borrow them from the elephant.878.
If you observe attentively you will even find wisdom in shadows.879.
If you offer to share your seat with a person who has a big bottom your bound to lose it completely.880.
If you pay homage to the man on top, others will pay homage to you when it's your turn to be on top.