27 Botswana Proverbs
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A fool and water will go the way they are diverted.2.
A lion cannot hear its own roar.3.
A loving wife is often blessed with the birth of a tenth child.4.
A prudent man who knows proverbs, resolved problems.5.
A slipshod man wastes away in the midst of plenty.6.
All people share the same ancestry.7.
As the lion said, 'I will kill your lambs and you will remember my presence.'8.
Beautiful words don't put porridge in the pot.9.
Do not look where the harvest is plentiful, but where the people are kind.10.
God is our general in time of war.11.
He who does not cultivate his field will die of hunger.12.
If the enemy within cannot kill us, then the enemy without can do us no harm.13.
If you live in a mud hut, beware of the rain.14.
It is better to walk than curse the road.15.
It is the one who lies by a fire who can feel how hot it is.16.
Ninety-nine lies may help you, but the hundredth will give you away.17.
One finger cannot pick up a louse.18.
Only a dupe checks the depth of the water with both feet.19.
Only a lion knows best its own needs and can best serve them.20.
Peace does not make a good ruler.