61 Senegalese Proverbs / Page 2
- 11. An intelligent foe is better than a stupid friend.
 - 12. Don't try to make someone hate the person he loves, for he will still go on loving, but he will hate you.
 - 13. Eat coconuts while you have teeth.
 - 14. Even Buddhist priests of the same temple quarrel occasionally.
 - 15. Even the fall of a dancer is a somersault.
 - 16. Haste and hurry can only bear children with many regrets along the way.
 - 17. He may say that he loves you, wait and see what he does for you.
 - 18. If a centipede loses a leg, it does not prevent him from walking.
 - 19. If the dog is not at home, he barks not.
 - 20. If the eye do not admire, the heart will not desire.

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