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

Quote by African Proverb

Topics: Foolishness Quotes

There is no medicine to cure hatred

There is no medicine to cure hatred

If men swear that they want to harm you when you are asleep, you can...

If men swear that they want to harm you when you are asleep, you can...

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

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on...

It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on...

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

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed

By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed

Wisdom does not come overnight

Wisdom does not come overnight

He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony

He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony

No one tests the depth of a river with both feet

No one tests the depth of a river with both feet

He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers

He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers

Seeing is different than being told.

Seeing is different than being told.

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called...

Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called...

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

Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends

Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends

How soon my sorrow hath destroyed my face

How soon my sorrow hath destroyed my face

Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break...

Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break...

He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.

He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.