One cannot both feast and become rich.
One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
One lie ruins a thousand truths.
One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.
Only the fool points at his origins with his left hand.
Only when you have crossed the river, can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout.
Rain beats on a leopard's skin, but it does not wash out the spots.
Rain wets a leopard's skin, but it does not wash out the spots.
The chicken also knows when it's morning, but still watches the mouth of the cock.
The family is like the forest: if you are outside, it is dense; if you are inside, you see that each tree has its own position.
The monkey says there is nothing better than poverty to unlearn man of his conceit.
The moon moves slowly, but it gets across the town.
The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
The rain wets the leopard's spots but does not wash them off.
The rich man may wear old clothes.
The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.
The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.
The white man lives in the castle; when he dies, he lies in the ground.
There is bound to be a knot in a very long string.
There is no medicine to cure hatred.
Two small antelopes can beat a big one.
