The death that will kill a man begins as an appetite.
The disobedient fowl obeys in a pot of soup.
The dying man is not saved by medicine.
The fire that burns a royal palace only enhances its splendor.
The frog does not jump in the daytime without reason.
The head of your neighbor is a kingdom and his heart a wood.
The house roof fights the rain, but he who is sheltered ignores it.
The hunter does not rub himself in oil and lie by the fire to sleep.
The king's ambassador is without sin.
The lion's power lies in our fear of him.
The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree said he would praise himself if no one else did.
The man being carried does not realize how far away the town really is.
The one being carried does not realize how far away the town is.
The one-eyed man thanks God only when he sees a man blind in both eyes.
The quarrel that doesn't concern you is pleasant to hear about.
The river may dry up but she keeps her name.
The stars shine brightest when the moon is gone.
The stone in the water does not know how hot the hill is, parched by the sun.
The well gives, but the bucket refuses.
The whip hits at the legs, not the guilt.
The woman is cold water that kills you; deep water that you drown in.
