Namibian Proverbs
Sayings of Namibian origin An old monkey never forgets how to climb trees. A diamonds father is coal, yet it regards itself as upper-class. Learning expands great souls. A parasite cannot live alone. When a tiny toe is hurting the whole body stoops down to attend to it. Where there are birds, there is water. If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips. Those who live together cannot hide their behinds from each other. If the State is going to fall, it is from the belly. The bone given to you by the king is meat. The earth is not ours, it is a treasure we hold in trust for future generations. When the fish gets rotten, it all starts from the head. Only the strong survive. A man cannot undo his past. can zebras wipe away their stripes? God is in the details and so is the devil. A glutton is never satisfied. God speaks a foreign tongue. He who has bad breath cannot smell it. When the fox is hungry, he eats butterflies. Elephants carry each o...