7 Benin Proverbs
1. Anyone who plants a tree before they die has not lived in vain.
2. Blacksmiths and woodworkers will never suffer from poverty.
3. Every one has his place: the dead in the cemetery and the living at the table.
4. The tortoise is friends with the snail: those with shells keep their shells close together.
5. The world is a journey, the afterworld is home.
6. We can only speak the truth when we turn off the light.
7. When the mouse laughs at the car, there is a hole nearby.
7 Benin Proverbs