A person always breaking off from work never finishes anything.
A rat is not born a rabbit.
A tree is best measured when it's down.
Guilt is like the footprint of a hippopotamus.
He who boasts much can do little.
He who is sick will not refuse medicine.
He who waits for a chance may wait for a long time.
Hold a true friend with both hands.
Horns do not grow before the head.
Hyenas are caught with stinking bait.
If death be terrible, the fault is not in death, but thee.
If neither animal nor vegetable you be, then mineral you are. If one finger brought oil it soiled others.
If the bull would throw you, lie down.
If you find "miss this year" beautiful, then you'll find "miss next year" even more so.
If you rise too early, the dew will wet you.
Warm water never forgets that it was once cold.
Voluntary work is better than slavery.
Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
The woman is cold water that kills you; deep water that you drown in.
The whip hits at the legs, not the guilt.
The well gives, but the bucket refuses.
The stone in the water does not know how hot the hill is, parched by the sun.
The stars shine brightest when the moon is gone.
The river may dry up but she keeps her name.
The rat cannot call the cat to account.
The quarrel that doesn't concern you is pleasant to hear about.
The only insurance against fire is to have two houses.
The one-eyed man thanks god only when he sees a man blind in both eyes.
The one being carried does not realize how far away the town is.
The man being carried does not realize how far away the town really is.
