2049 African Proverbs / Page 70
1381.
The cocks that cockadoodle were once eggs.1382.
The coffin seller wants a long life for himself and a short life for others.1383.
The corpse of a bird does not decompose in flight, but on the ground.1384.
The country rooster dows not crow in the town.1385.
The cow engenders the man.1386.
The cow with no tail can only depend on goats to rid himself of flies.1387.
The cricket cries, the year changes.1388.
The cultivator is alone, but those who eat are many.1389.
The danger that threatens the hunting dog, threatens the hunter too.1390.
The darkest hour is before dawn.1391.
The day does not return.1392.
The day the monkey is destined to die, all the trees get slippery.1393.
The dead are among us.1394.
The dead are not seen in the company of the living.1395.
The dead man doesn't know the value of his coffin.1396.
The death of a man doesn't make his wives men.1397.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.1398.
The dog never forgets its owner.1399.
The dog never minds not to laugh.1400.
The downfall of a man is not the end of his life.