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12 Beninese Proverbs



1. A great affair covers up a small matter.. Beninese Proverb. A great affair covers up a small matter.

2. Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.. Beninese Proverb. Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.

3. Before you ask a man for clothes, look at the clothes that he is wearing.. Beninese Proverb. Before you ask a man for clothes, look at the clothes that he is wearing.

4. Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum.. Beninese Proverb. Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum.

5. Many words do not fill a basket.. Beninese Proverb. Many words do not fill a basket.

6. Silence is an attribute of the dead; he who is alive speaks.. Beninese Proverb. Silence is an attribute of the dead; he who is alive speaks.

7. The misfortune that comes into town does not wear a turban.. Beninese Proverb. The misfortune that comes into town does not wear a turban.

8. The young cannot teach tradition to the old.. Beninese Proverb. The young cannot teach tradition to the old.

9. There is no god like one's stomach; we must sacrifice to it every day.. Beninese Proverb. There is no god like one's stomach; we must sacrifice to it every day.

10. What you give you get, ten times over.. Beninese Proverb. What you give you get, ten times over.

11. Who throws stones at night, kills his own brother.. Beninese Proverb. Who throws stones at night, kills his own brother.

12. Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.. Beninese Proverb. Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

12 Beninese Proverbs