2049 African Proverbs / Page 79
1561.
The spring makes the stream flow.1562.
The start of weeping is always hard.1563.
The strength of a man can't be determined by is size.1564.
The strength of the elderly is in the ears and on the lips.1565.
The strength of the wolf is in the pack, the strength of the pack is in the wolf.1566.
The strong will always rule, it's only a question of the content of the strength.1567.
The strongest man on earth is he who stands alone.1568.
The strongest person among men is not he who fights everyone but is he who controls is anger.1569.
The success of a man is through the soles of his feet, that of a woman is from her legs.1570.
The sun shines during the day, not at night.1571.
The sun shines on those who are standing before it shines on the people kneeling under them.1572.
The sun will shine on those who are standing before it shines on those who are sitting.1573.
The sweet flying ants will never be birds.1574.
The sweetness of a kola nut doesn't lie in its sugar content.1575.
The tears of a man flow into the stomach.1576.
The teeth are smiling, but is the heart?1577.
The teeth that cannot move in unison cannot bit a piece of meat.1578.
The teeth that stink together are the ones to bite the meat.1579.
The thread follows the needle.1580.
The thrower of stones throws away the strength of his own arm.