2049 African Proverbs / Page 62
1221.
One who does what he says is not a coward.1222.
One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of the food with others.1223.
One with more firewood than you, has more ash than you.1224.
One's name remains above the grave.1225.
Only a fool believes that the clouds obscure the splendour of the moon. It has shined behind them for eternity.1226.
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.1227.
Only a fool will use both his legs to test how deep a spring is.1228.
Only a goat that is tired of life invites a lion to dinner.1229.
Only a knife can best tell a child when to leave it.1230.
Only a patient man can milk a lioness.1231.
Only a well-taught groom deserves a bride.1232.
Only birds with long beaks can drink from deep pots.1233.
Only the owner can free his home from mice.1234.
Only the person who wears the shoe feels it when it pitches.1235.
Only those who do nothing never make a mistake.1236.
Only what you have eaten is yours; other things may not be.1237.
Only when a tree has grown can you tie your cow to it.1238.
Open your ears to the ancestors and you will understand the language of spirits.1239.
Optimism is a mania for saying all is well when one is in hell.1240.
Ours is ours, but mine is mine.