“If you spit in the sky, it falls into your eye.”

Deal with important matters first.

Always choose the first opportunity.

It is not for the want of fat that the nightingale’s legs stand so.

Get out of any situation in which you feel threatened or pressured into doing anything against your will.

Finger never says “look here,” he says “look yonder”.

Never judge by outward appearances alone.

A he-goat never wants to scratch his back till he see a stone wall.

Parents always think that their children are destined for greatness.

It is no use pretending to be something you are not as the true you will always show.

The more you look, the less you will see.

Do not expect to achieve success overnight, take it slowly.

If you are unable to get turkey, then you must be satisfied with John Crow.

The person who brings gossip to you is the same one taking it back.

Before allowing good food to spoil, allow the belly to burst.

I’m free to say what I want.

No matter how drunk the cockroach becomes, he never makes the mistake of walking past the yard of the fowl.