26 Ethiopian Proverbs
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“A blade won't cut another blade; a cheat won't cheat another
cheat.”
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“A bleating sheep loses a bite.”
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“A cat may go to a monastery, but she still remains a cat.”
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“A fool and water will go the way they are diverted.”
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“A fool at forty is a fool indeed.”
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“A fool is thirsty in the midst of water.”
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“A silly daughter teaches her mother how to bear children.”
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“A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.”
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“Advise and counsel him; if he does not listen, let adversity
teach him.”
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“Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.”
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“Evil gotten, evil spent.”
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“Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them.”
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“He who conceals his disease cannot expect to be cured.”
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“Move your neck according to the music.”
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“She who does not yet know how to walk cannot climb a ladder.”
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“Sitting is being crippled.”
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“The cattle is as good as the pasture in which it grazes.”
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“The coward sweats in water.”
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“The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst.”
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“The witness of a rat is another rat.”
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“What one hopes for is always better than what one has.”
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“When one is in love, a cliff becomes a meadow.”
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“When one is prepared, difficulties do not come.”
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“When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.”
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“When spiders unite, they can tie down a lion.”
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