Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian, page 9

179 proverbs and old sayings ethiopian

The eye of the leopard is on the goat, and the eye of the goat is on the leaf.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about salary

The mouse is silent while laboring, but when the baby is conceived, she cries.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

His mouth talks about Sheik Hussein but his hands are stretched up to the tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

Fifty lemons are a load for one person, but for fifty persons they are perfume.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about people, perfume

You may well have two legs but you still can't climb two trees at the same time.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about time

Even if Christ's death could have been prevented, Judas would still be a traitor.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about death

If you are planning to travel where corn grows, you should take a sickle with you.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

The heart of a fool is in his mouth and the mouth of the wise man is in his heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about heart, man

Don't blame God for creating the tiger -- instead, thank him for not giving it wings.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about god

Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank Him for not giving it wings.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about god

The first camel in the train holds everyone up, but it is the last which gets the beating.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about trains

The person who grew up without correction will find his mouth slipping instead of his foot.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about people

While trying to pull down something from the antique she lost what she had under her armpit.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about old

One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about woman

Do not hesitate or you will be left in between doing something, having something and being nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about being, nothing

One who tries to hide with a dog, a child, a goat, or a person with a cold, will not remain hidden.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about children, people

When there are many women, the cabbage will be spoled. The slimming of an elephant and the losses of a rich man are not noticeable.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about wealth, man

One should punish a child the first time he comes home with a stolen egg. Otherwise, the day he returns home with a stolen ox, it will be too late.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about home, children, time, day

Don't spend the evening in a house where you can't spend the night. A good name is better than good perfume. After the hyena has gone, the dog barks.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about perfume, name, night, good, good luck, home, house