Cactus is bitter only to him who tastes of it.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about bitter
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One who recovers from sickness, forgets about God.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about god
A loose tooth will not rest until it's pulled out.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian
Clothes put on while running come off while running.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about clothes
If you offend, ask for pardon; if offended, forgive.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian
What is inflated too much, will burst into fragments.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian
A home without a woman is like a barn without cattle.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about home, woman
If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them?
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about help
He who conceals his disease cannot expect to be cured.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian
Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about family, love
The dog I bought, bit me; the fire I kindled, burned me.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about fire, fire brigade
The cattle is as good as the pasture in which it grazes.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about good, good luck
A partner in the business will not put an obstacle to it.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about obstacles, affair
He who digs too deep for a fish, may come out with a snake.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian
He who wants to barter, usually knows what is best for him.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian
She who does not yet know how to walk, cannot climb a ladder.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian
A blade won't cut another blade; a cheat won't cheat another cheat.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian
There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, and no one who became fat because he broke a fast.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about holidays, fasting, wealth
A cow gave birth to a fire: she wanted to lick it, but it burned; she wanted to leave it, but she could not because it was her own child.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about children, fire, fire brigade
Coffee is our bread.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian
