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Chieftanship is not infectious.

Proverbs and old sayings Bantu

Women have no chief.

Proverbs and old sayings

A chief in the village never sees the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about devil

A chief should not create a new law when he is angry.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about law

The eyes that beheld the chief don't fear for a court official.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fear, eyes

A chief may have more wives than he can remember but you dare not try to share his wives with him.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

When you go to a town and you see the chief of the town is in handcuffs, you do not ask whether everything is alright in that town.

Proverbs and old sayings about city, contentment

You cannot have all chiefs; you gotta have Indians too.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, contentment

What the chief likes is not always what the youths like.

Proverbs and old sayings

There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

Proverbs and old sayings English

In hospitality, the chief thing is the good will.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about things, good, good luck

You are a chief because of your people.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, contentment

Rarely is a fight continued when the chief has fallen.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about fight

There is a crock of gold in the tomb of every chieftain, but they are all guarded by cats and fairies.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

If the townspeople are happy, look for the chief.

Proverbs and old sayings Liberian about happiness

The chief's wisdom is a mesh of old stories, good and bad.

Proverbs and old sayings about wisdom, bad luck, bad, good, good luck, old, olderness

A good chief gives, he does not take.

Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck

White men have too many chiefs.

Proverbs and old sayings about man, americans

When one chief falls, another rises.

Proverbs and old sayings New Zealand

Be patient, cossack, and you'll be a chieftain.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about contentment