2049 African Proverbs / Page 7
121. A good man gone wrong is usually a bad man found out.
122. A good man never stays in the grave forever, he always has chance to come back.
123. A good name is better than wealth.
124. A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.
125. A good reputation is something you must pay for, but you can never buy.
126. A good smile shows how happy the soul is.
127. A grasshopper that sleeps about will be soon awake in a lizard's mouth.
128. A gravestone cannot be used for grinding.
129. A green grass in the green snake.
130. A guard dog cannot watch two homes at once.
131. A guest sees more in an hour than a host in a year.
132. A guest who breaks the dishes of his host is not soon forgotten.
133. A hammer does not work with iron.
134. A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
135. A hen's curses have never killed the eagle.
136. A herdsman must yell to enter the fence.
137. A home without a woman is like a barn without a yam.
138. A horse may take the warrior to the battlefield but can never fight.
139. A house is for a voyage but a tomb is for eternity.
140. A hungry calf cannot frisk happily over another with a full stomach.