STREET DOGS: African proverbs with market import
Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodiles won’t eat you, and the like
African proverbs with market import: Wisdom does not come overnight. • By the time the fool has learnt the game, the players have dispersed. • The food that is in the mouth is not yet in the belly. • The moon moves slowly but it crosses the town. Don’t test the depth of water with both feet. • You cannot build a house with last year’s summer. If you are filled with pride, you will have no room for wisdom. • If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents. • To get lost is to learn the way. • By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree. Dogs do not prefer bones to meat; it’s just that no one ever gives them meat. • You will learn a lot more when you lose than when you win. • Around a flowering tree one finds many insects. • If a dead tree falls it carries with it a live one. • There is no cure that does not cost. • Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodiles won’t eat you. • Patience can cook a stone. • Ears that do not listen to advice accompany the ...
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