Proverbs
• Zimbabwe - Whoever ploughs with a team of donkeys must have patience.
• Egypt - The barking of a dog does not disturb the man on a camel.
• Uganda - The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds.
• Thailand - Life is so short we must move very slowly.
• Ethiopia - The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, but he burst.
• South Africa - If you are looking for a fly in your food it means that you are full.
• Kenya - You may laugh at a friend's roof, but don't laugh at his sleeping accommodation.
• Niger - If the owner of the goat is not afraid to travel by night, the owner of a hyena certainly will not be.
• North Africa - Better a handful of dry dates than to own the Gate of Peacocks and be kicked by a broody camel.
• Burkina Faso - The pants of today are better than the trousers of tomorrow.
• Uganda - When the master is absent, the frogs hop into the house.
• Thailand - At high tide the fish eat ants; at low tide the ants eat fish.
• Benin - The frog does not jump in the daytime without reason.
• China - Do not swat a fly on your friend’s head with an axe.
• Egypt - The barking of a dog does not disturb the man on a camel.
• Uganda - The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds.
• Thailand - Life is so short we must move very slowly.
• Ethiopia - The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, but he burst.
• South Africa - If you are looking for a fly in your food it means that you are full.
• Kenya - You may laugh at a friend's roof, but don't laugh at his sleeping accommodation.
• Niger - If the owner of the goat is not afraid to travel by night, the owner of a hyena certainly will not be.
• North Africa - Better a handful of dry dates than to own the Gate of Peacocks and be kicked by a broody camel.
• Burkina Faso - The pants of today are better than the trousers of tomorrow.
• Uganda - When the master is absent, the frogs hop into the house.
• Thailand - At high tide the fish eat ants; at low tide the ants eat fish.
• Benin - The frog does not jump in the daytime without reason.
• China - Do not swat a fly on your friend’s head with an axe.
