191 Ethiopian Proverbs / Page 4
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Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them.62.
Great men have big hearts.63.
He who conceals his disease cannot expect to be cured.64.
He who digs too deep for a fish, may come out with a serpent.65.
He who has nothing to do, scatters and gathers.66.
He who knows much does not speak much.67.
He who lives with an ass, sounds like an ass.68.
He who wants to barter, usually knows what is best for himself.69.
He, who learns, teaches.70.
Her horns are too heavy for the cow.71.
His mouth talks about Sheik Hussein but his hands are stretched up to the tree.72.
Horns are not too heavy for the cow.73.
I have a cow in the sky, but cannot drink her milk.74.
I paid a goat because I blaabed.75.
If a freind hurts you, run to your wife.76.
If a friend hurts you, run to your wife.77.
If one is not in a hurry, even an egg will start walking.78.
If relatives help each other, what harm can be done to them?79.
If the heart is sad, tears will flow.80.
If they speak, they are wind; if they are silent, they are gourds.