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You don't have to climb the palm wine tree to drink palm wine.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wine, drinking

You can take a goat to the river, but you can't make it drink the water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about drinking, water

Two rams cannot drink from the same bucket at the same time; they will lock horns.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about drinking, time

People who drink to drown their sorrows, should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sadness, drinking, people

The palm-wine we drink, some people can drink it and remain wise; others lose all their senses.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about drinking, wine, people

Who has drunk will drink.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, americans

Drink like hell and be happy.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about hell, happiness, drinking, americans

They who drink beer think beer.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, americans

Eat at pleasure; drink by measure.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about measure, pleasure, drinking, americans

One drink can lead to one's downfall.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, americans

Eat when you are hungry; drink when you are dry.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, americans

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall die.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, americans

A man takes a drink and then the drink takes the man.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, man, americans

If you drive, don't drink; if you drink, don't drive.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, americans

The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, americans

He who drinks and walks away lives to drink another day.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, day, americans

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, water, americans

You can't take a second drink unless you have taken a first.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, americans

Drink and frankfurters for a dime; kill a man before his time.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, time, americans, man

If it's wrong to eat the devil, it's wrong to drink his broth.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about bad, drinking, devil, americans