2049 African Proverbs / Page 151
- 1501. The mouth that speaks a lot is liable to hunt a friend.
 - 1502. The mouth which eats does not talk.
- 1503. The nail that sticks out is the one that gets hammered down.
- 1504. The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie.
- 1505. The new moon cannot come until the other has gone.
- 1506. The noise produced by frogs in the well can't stop an elephant from drinking.
- 1507. The okra plant doesn't grow taller than its planter.
- 1508. The old lady feels uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb.
- 1509. The one chased away with a stick comes back and the one chassed away with reason doesn't come back.
- 1510. The one who hasn't strength to pound yams pretends to drive away flies from the yams.
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