2049 African Proverbs / Page 97
1921.
Where your mother is born, you can't call anyone a child.1922.
Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him.1923.
Wherever something stands, another thing stands beside it.1924.
Whether the egg crashes on the coconut or the coconut crashes on the egg, it is the egg that suffers.1925.
Whether the knife falls on the melon or the melon on the knife, the melon suffers.1926.
While the sun is shining, bask in it.1927.
White ants can do no harm to a stone.1928.
Who does not love to dance, does not love to sing.1929.
Who eats too much, will then be sick.1930.
Who follows the elephant will have no problems.1931.
Who forgives wins.1932.
Who gets lost in the forest takes it out on who leads him back.1933.
Who owns too much, remains unhappy.1934.
Who takes a hut, also takes the rats and cockroaches.1935.
Who walks in the mud, at some point must clean his feet.1936.
Whoever has only one garment does not wash it when it rains.1937.
Whoever rides on the lion's back must surely end up in the lion's stomach.1938.
Whoever stands in need of honey should not be afraid of bees.1939.
Whoever tells the truth is chased out of nine villages.1940.
Whom a serpent has bitten a lizard alarms.