NIGER
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A proverb is the horse of conversation; when the conversation lags, a proverb revives it.
A wise man who knows his proverbs can reconcile difficulties.
He who marries a beauty marries trouble.
Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
He who does not mend his clothes will soon have none.
There is no medicine against old age.
He who boasts much can do little.
You cannot shave a man's head in his absence.
The egg becomes a cockerel.
Familiarity breeds contempt; distance breeds respect.
The rat cannot
call the cat to account.
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© All rights reserved. Michael J.K. Bokor (English Dept.), Illinois State University, spring 2004.
