2049 African Proverbs / Page 59
1161.
No matter how painful the loss, the bereaved won't be buried with the corpse.1162.
No matter how poor a village, there is always one rich man.1163.
No matter how powerful a man, he cannot make the rains fall on his farm alone.1164.
No matter how rich a man may be he cannot sleep on two beds at ago.1165.
No matter how sharp a knife is, it can never cut its handle.1166.
No matter how sharp your teeth are, you can't bite water.1167.
No matter how short a man is, he will always see the sky.1168.
No matter how small a pin can be a hen cannot swallow it.1169.
No matter how tall a camel is, it will never get taller than the hair on its back.1170.
No matter how tall a tree might grow it will always shed its leaves on the ground.1171.
No matter how tight a monkey's trousers are, there is always space for his tail.1172.
No matter how tough the current of a river may be it is the calabash that triumphal over the river.1173.
No matter how well tamed a lion, it will one day go back to the bush.1174.
No matter how wise you are, you cannot trace footsteps in water.1175.
No one is without knowledge except he who asks no questions.1176.
No one knows if a bird in flight has an egg in its stomach.1177.
No one knows the story of tomorrow's dawn.1178.
No one tests the depth of a river with both feet.1179.
No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.1180.
No pestle can be bigger than its mortar.