2049 African Proverbs / Page 53
1041.
It's unworthy to dig a new pit to fill up an old one.1042.
It's useless to tell a river to stop running; the best thing is to learn how to swim in the direction it's flowing.1043.
It's wise to do what you're born to do.1044.
Its better to stumble with your feet than to stumble with your mouth.1045.
Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.1046.
Keep your friends close but remember to keep your enemies closer.1047.
Kindness is a language, which the blind can see and the deaf can hear.1048.
Kings beget kings.1049.
Kinship is like tough gourds when they knock each other they never break.1050.
Knowledge is better than wealth, you have to look after wealth, but knowledge looks after you.1051.
Knowledge is like a garden, if you don't cultivate it you cannot harvest it.1052.
Knowledge is not the main thing, but deeds.1053.
Knowledge without wisdom is like water without sand.1054.
Lack of knowledge is darker than night.1055.
Language is not plain.1056.
Laughter does wonders for the heart.1057.
Let a wrong-doing repeat itself at least three times: the first may be an accident, the second a mistake, but the third is likely to be intentional.1058.
Let us be glad to those who make us happy for their gods who make our souls happy.1059.
Life is a teacher.1060.
Life is like a boat you move on when you paddle and stay in the same place if not.