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The thread follows the needle.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

When the threads unite, they can tie the lion.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

How ever big a rat is, it can't threaten a cat.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If the needle doesn't pass, the thread doesn't follow.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A needle cannot hold two threads or a mind two thoughts.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mind

There are three friends in this world: courage, sense, and insight.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about courage, common sense, sense, world

It is the path of the needle that the thread is accustomed to follow.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you point one accusing finger at others, three fingers will point at you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you are threatened by a man, sleep at night, if it is by a woman then stay awake.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sleep, night, woman, man

There are three things that a man must know to survive in this world: what is too much for him, what is too little, and what is just right.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rightness, world, things, man

Let a wrong-doing repeat itself at least three times: the first may be an accident, the second a mistake, but the third is likely to be intentional.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mistake, bad

Two's company, three's a crowd.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about companies, americans

Fish and visitors smell after three days.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about day, americans

It takes three generation to make a gentleman.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Genius is one part inspiration and three parts perspiration.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about inspiration, genius, americans

If three people tell you that you are drunk, you better lie down.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about lie, people, americans

There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wife, money, old, olderness, americans

There are three things that can destroy a preacher, the glory, the gold, and the girls.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about destruction, glory, things, americans

There are three kinds of people; those that make things happen, those that watch things happen and those who don't know what's happening.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about things, people, americans

The words of tongue should have three gate keepers.

Proverbs and old sayings