Central African Proverbs

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The elephant does not limp when walking on thorns.

The voice of a strong person is obeyed immediately.

The sheep with a strong master sleeps with his tail outside the house.

When the shepherd comes home in peace, the milk is sweet.

A smart opportunist can be an intellectual moron.

Even in old age the lion lives with power and strength.

If your only tool is a hammer, you will see every problem as a nail.

The law is a spider’s web; only the little insects get caught in it.

An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.

Even the lion, the king of the forest, protects himself against flies.

Every dog is a lion at his own gate.