2049 African Proverbs / Page 9
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A leader does not rise for a squirrel.162.
A leader is he who tells his people what they must hear, not what they want to hear.163.
A leopard is chasing us, and you are asking me, "Is it a male or a female?"164.
A leopard is such an elusive animal that it can only be caught by the combined force of a man and his father-in-law.165.
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.166.
A lie has many variations, the truth none.167.
A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing.168.
A little subtleness is better than a lot of force.169.
A lizard can't be a snake even without its limbs.170.
A lizard longs to sit down but its tail doesn't let it.171.
A lizard without one leg cannot move up a tree.172.
A long lasting visitor grinds the wine.173.
A long-tailed animal doesn't jump over fire.174.
A mad dog bites anything except itself.175.
A man accused of stealing a goat should not entertain his visitors with goats meat.176.
A man and a goat can be friends but it would be foolishness for the goat to pay the first visit.177.
A man can't challenge his spirit in a wrestling match.178.
A man does not run among thorns for no reason; either he is chasing a snake or a snake is chasing him.179.
A man doesn't escape from bees with a lump of honey in his hand.180.
A man doesn't know when he kills.