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No matter how long a stick may stay in a river, it will never change into fish.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about change

No matter how many house chores you complete, there are always more to be done.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house

No matter how long a fallen tree stays in the river it can never be a crocodile.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how tight a monkey's trousers are, there is always space for his tail.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about univers

No matter how tall a camel is, it will never get taller than the hair on its back.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how tall a tree might grow it will always shed its leaves on the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how far you are from your house, you will keep going until you get home.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house

No matter how high the vulture may choose to soar, the eagle will remain king of the sky.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sky

No matter how big a child is, he cannot deny that he was once carried on the back of a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, woman

No matter how long and winding the road might be, it will always lead you to your destination.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how tough the current of a river may be it is the calabash that triumphal over the river.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how beautiful and well crafted a coffin might look, it will not make anyone wish for death.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wish, death

No matter how often a man quarrels with his wife he doesn't do so during the hours lending to bedtime.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wife, man

No matter how far you have walked in the wrong direction certainly you have to turn back and take the right direction.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad, rightness

Life is a matter of dog eat dog.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about life, americans

No matter how you slice it, it's still baloney.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Getting things done is largely a matter of getting things started.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about things, americans

No matter how bad a child is, he is still good for a tax deduction.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about children, bad luck, bad, americans, good, good luck

It is an easy matter for a stingy man to get rich -- but what's the use?

Proverbs and old sayings South American about use, wealth, americans, man

It takes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on the job.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about people, americans