Proverbs from around West Africa
It requires a lot of carefulness to kill the fly that perches on the scrotum.
By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
A child only goes to sleep after eating what kept it awake.
The moon moves slowly but by daybreak it has crossed the sky.
Give a stammerer enough time and he will pronounce his father's name.
Do not beat a drum with an axe.
Lying can get you a wife, but it won't keep her.
