Idioms, Proverbs and Wise sayings across the world

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  1. It is easy to be wise after the event – English  Proverb
  2. It is ignorance and stupidity that makes the rat to challenge the cat to battle – Nigeria
  3. It is not every old person that you will take advise from, because fools grow old too – African
  4. It is only a foolish child that will laugh at the ugliness of his mother – African
  5. It is with patience that the camel ascends the hill with heavy load on its back – Nigeria
  6. It requires a lot of carefulness to kill the fly that perches on the scrotum – Ghana
  7. It requires wisdom to understand wisdom; the music is nothing if the audience is deaf – Walter Lippman
  8. It was only after the frog was submerged into hot water that it realized there were different types of water – Nigeria
  9. Just because you met them at the church does not mean they’re the one, Demons go to church too – Nigeria
  10. Kindness is like butter, it works best when you spread it around – Nigeria
  11. Like the rock at the bottom of the sea, that remains peaceful in the midst of storm – Nigeria
  12. Love does not grow on empty stomachs and failed promises – African
  13. Never give an enemy the opportunity to bite you twice – Unknown
  14. Never make an early morning appointment with a man who has just married a new wife – African
  15. Only a foolish woman takes the promises of a naked man serious – Tanzania
  16. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in a large group – George Carlin
  17. No man is innocent in his absence – African
  18. No matter how dark the room is, a man will always find his way to the woman’s breast – African
  19. No matter how far you urinate, the last always falls at your feet – Tanzania  
  20. No matter how hot your anger is, it cannot cook yams – Nigeria  
  21. No matter how much weed you smoke, you cannot be the MOST HIGH – Nigeria
  22. No matter what you do for the son of your girlfriend, he will never refer to you as his father – African
  23. Not every scream at night is a call for help. Some are screams of pleasure – Nigeria
  24. Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. — Chinese Proverb
  25. Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind – William R. Alger
  26. Proverbs are the cream of a nation’s thought. – Unknown
  27. Proverbs may be said to be the abridgment of wisdom. – Joseph Joubert
  28. Shoes and People, If they hurt you, they’re not of your size! They don’t deserve you! – Unknown
  29. Stay away from issues between two people who have seen each other’s nakedness – African
  30. Talk doesn’t cook rice – Chinese
  31. That a man is short, does not mean he is a boy – Nigerian
  32. The act of being a good guest is to know when to leave – Unknown
  33. The anus said if it knew the vagina would have many visitors, it wouldn’t have agreed to be her neighbor – Nigerian
  34. The baby tortoise may see its shell as a burden, it doesn’t know that that burden is also its protection – Unknown
  35. The best time to slap a king is when there is a fly on his cheek – Nigerian
  36. The bird says that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly without perching – Nigerian
  37. The bird that calls for rain shall first be beaten by the rain – African
  38. The cow that is in a hurry to go to America will come back as corned beef – Nigerian
  39. The crown of a king has no honor in a woman’s bedroom – African
  40.  The egg or the stone, it doesn’t matter who hits first, the results are always the same – African
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