No one tests the depth of a river with both feet

Quote by African Proverb

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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it

Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it

When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears

When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears

Peace is costly but it is worth the expense

Peace is costly but it is worth the expense

If everybody in town donates one threat, the poor man has a shirt

If everybody in town donates one threat, the poor man has a shirt

By the deeds know a man

By the deeds know a man

The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief

The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief

The world did not make any promises

The world did not make any promises

Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends

Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends

There is no medicine to cure hatred

There is no medicine to cure hatred

When the fool is told a Proverb, its meaning has to be explained to him

When the fool is told a Proverb, its meaning has to be explained to him

When the music changes, so does the dance

When the music changes, so does the dance

It's a bad child who does not take advice.

It's a bad child who does not take advice.

He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers

He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

When deeds speak, words are nothing.

When deeds speak, words are nothing.

A stranger in town is like a white dog, he gets noticed immedeatly

A stranger in town is like a white dog, he gets noticed immedeatly

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

Driving a fire truck is always a thrill. Is it better than sex? No!

Driving a fire truck is always a thrill. Is it better than sex? No!

Fire is the most tolerable third party

Fire is the most tolerable third party

Love is the Fire of Life; it either consumes or purifies

Love is the Fire of Life; it either consumes or purifies

Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer,...

Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer,...