2049 African Proverbs / Page 46
901.
If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you don't wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes.902.
If you wait you may never start.903.
If you want a better tomorrow do good today.904.
If you want people to understand you, you speak their language.905.
If you want to blame the fox, then blame the hen too.906.
If you want to catch a black goat you make haste before it's dark.907.
If you want to clean the land secretly, the noise of the axe will give you away.908.
If you want to drink clear water from a well be there first.909.
If you want to eat a monkey, don't look in its eyes.910.
If you want to eat a toad, you should look for a fat and juicy one.911.
If you want to fight fire, you don't wear a skirt made of dry grass.912.
If you want to grow a long tooth you must have enough lips to cover it.913.
If you want to improve your memory, lend someone money.914.
If you want to know how long a man's tongue is, let him use his mouth to lick honey from a plate.915.
If you want to know how the true story goes, wait till the arguments start.916.
If you want to lean on a tree, first make sure it can hold you.917.
If you want to remove a mountain start with one stone at a time.918.
If you want to sit under a shade in your old age plant a tree now.919.
If you want to smear somebody's face with mud, be prepared to dirty your hands.920.
If you want visitors then you leave your front door open.