He who takes a light to find a snake should start at his own feet.Proverbs and old sayings West African about light
Why they like an ugly person it takes long for a beautiful person to know it.Proverbs and old sayings West African about people
Anyone can be polite to a king, but it takes a gentleman to be polite to a beggar.Proverbs and old sayings West African
Any dead fish can flow down the river but it takes a live one to swim back up stream.Proverbs and old sayings West African
However long the dry season takes a seasonal river will never forget where it used to pass.Proverbs and old sayings West African about season
It takes a smart woman to be a fool.Proverbs and old sayings South American about intelligence, woman, americans
It takes three generation to make a gentleman.Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Talk is cheap but it takes money to buy whiskey.Proverbs and old sayings South American about commerce, money, americans
He that takes the devil into his boat must carry him over the sound.Proverbs and old sayings South American about devil, americans
Advice, like water, takes the form of the vessel which it is poured into.Proverbs and old sayings South American about advice, water, americans
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
It takes half your life to learn who your friends are and the other half to keep them.Proverbs and old sayings South American about life, americans
The woman who takes a wolf for a husband is always looking into the wood.Proverbs and old sayings Basques about husband, woman