South African proverbs

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago; the next best time is now.

The dupe who takes possession of a lame ox is seldom recognized as a fool.

Hope does not kill; I shall live in hope of getting what I seek another day.

If he keeps on imitating everybody the monkey will one day cut his own throat.

Until the lions have their historians, tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter.

The one chased away with a club comes back, but the one chased away with reason does not.

The quail waits for the stick; the idle loiterer about a place waits for a kick from an old boot.

When two elephants meet on a narrow bridge, they get nowhere until one of them backs down or lies down.

The woman who always complains and is never satisfied with anything is like an annoying flea on the foot.

When you climb the mountain and reach the top, do not forget the branches shrubs that helped your footing.

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