22 Bambara Proverbs
- 1. A long beard and a rosary will not make you a priest.
- 2. A pregnant woman is not afraid if you threaten her with what you made her pregnant with.
- 3. Beware of the goat that is in the lion's lair.
- 4. Do not walk in God's ways on someone else's behalf.
- 5. Even in the freshest of milk, you will still find hairs.
- 6. God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.
- 7. God provides for the blind vulture.
- 8. He who has a boss is not the master of his burden.
- 9. He who longs too much for a child will marry a pregnant woman.
- 10. I have to learn how to walk on three legs says the hyena for when I am old.
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