2049 African Proverbs / Page 6
101. A fool and water will go the way they are diverted.
102. A fool looks for dung where the cow never browsed.
103. A fool may chance to put something into a wise man's head.
104. A foolish head weakens the feet.
105. A foot must never quarrel with the ground.
106. A foreign cock can never crow in a foreign country.
107. A forest cannot be cut with a broken axe.
108. A friend is one who knows every thing about you and still wants to be your friend.
109. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
110. A friend who fawns is better than an enemy who smiles.
111. A genius is he who is first to be right'.
112. A gentle politician doesn't promise to build bridges where there is no water.
113. A genuine gift is like water when it flows out it can never return.
114. A girl's patience can only be recognised by how long she keeps her virginity.
115. A goat does not always graze in the same place.
116. A good beginning is a halfway a battle won.
117. A good day shows itself early in the morning.
118. A good deed is something one returns.
119. A good devil is as equal as to a bad god.
120. A good leader was once a good follower.