2049 African Proverbs / Page 50
981.
It is not the lamb that should go and ask the lion if it has had dinner.982.
It is not the things in the soup that I am afraid of but perhaps the person I am eating with.983.
It is not what you are called, but what you answer to.984.
It is not with saying, "Honey," "Honey," that sweetness will come into the mouth.985.
It is not work that kills, but worry.986.
It is not worth telling a lovely story at the funeral.987.
It is odd for a dog to look unconcerned when a sheep is barking at a stranger.988.
It is only a mad dog that barks at a flying bird.989.
It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.990.
It is only the eagle that can give an account of the whisper of the cloud.991.
It is only the early risers who succeed in filling their baskets with white ants.992.
It is only the foolish cock that believes the sun won't rise if he doesn't crow.993.
It is only when you look down that you can see your nose.994.
It is possible to kill a man but it is impossible to kill his name.995.
It is the absence of a cat that allowed the rat to climb onto the table.996.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.997.
It is the cloth of an orphan that is often given to the guest.998.
It is the path of the needle that the thread is accustomed to follow.999.
It is the spirit that walks a person through darkness.1000.
It is the traveller who carries the news.