2049 African Proverbs / Page 5
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A dog that belongs to every one will die of hunger.82.
A dog will defend its territory though it's friendly.83.
A dog will not follow its owner to follow a king.84.
A dog you don't feed will never heed your call.85.
A donkey's husband can protect it from a hyena.86.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.87.
A drunkard is like a whisky bottle only neck and belly but no head.88.
A fallen branch cannot bear fruits on its own.89.
A false friend is like a shadow their only with you when the sun is shining.90.
A family is like a thick forest, often from outside its dense, when your inside each tree has its own position.91.
A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break.92.
A father never resembles his son, it's the son that resembles the father.93.
A father voodoos with his son and a mother voodoos with her daughter.94.
A fatherless boy is no better than unburied seed.95.
A feather is just a delicate thing when removed from a bird because it carries the bird everywhere in the world.96.
A fish and bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together.97.
A fish will not live out of water but will prefer air to hot water.98.
A fly that dances carelessly in front of a spider's web, risks the wrath of the spider's teeth.99.
A fly that falls on your wound is more important.100.
A fool and his money is one big party.