2049 African Proverbs / Page 64
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Rain wets the leopard's spots, but it doesn't wash them off.1262.
Regrets are much like grandchildren; they come much later.1263.
Remember the wisdom of your ancestors in order to become wise.1264.
Remember your ancestors because you're not better than them.1265.
Removing a peace of yam from the pot of yam doesn't stop the rest from cooking.1266.
Repetition is the mother of knowledge.1267.
Respect yourself, and you will get it back.1268.
Restless feet may walk into a snake pit.1269.
Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you.1270.
Roaring lions kill no prey.1271.
Roots do not know what a leaf has in mind.1272.
Running water can never jump over a hole in the ground.1273.
Sanity is the playground for the unimaginative.1274.
Say no from the start; you will have rest.1275.
Scandal is like an egg; when it is hatched it has wings.1276.
Search for a friend with no faults and you will remain with no friends.1277.
Seeing is better than hearing.1278.
Seeing is different than being told.1279.
Send a boy where he wants to go and you see his best pace.1280.
Several repeated visits to the mud pit enable the wasp to build its house.