Congolese Sayings and Proverbs

Congolese Sayings and Proverbs

Do not like sleep, lest you become poor; Open your eyes, you will be full of bread.

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Open your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of science.

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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of science; Insane people despise wisdom and education.

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Let the wise man listen, and he will increase his knowledge, and he who is intelligent will acquire skill.

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A deferred hope makes the heart sick, But a fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

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The sloth says: There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!

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The lazy soul has desires it cannot satisfy; But the soul of diligent men will be satisfied.

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We need nights to discover the stars.

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Whatever you feel in your heart is reflected in your face.

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An intelligent Person knows everything, a superficial Person, everyone.

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Happiness is with the one that's laughing.

Japanese Saying

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He, who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He, who does not ask remains a fool forever.

Chinese Saying

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Face the light and all shadows will fall behind you.

Japanese Saying

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It's not important to be better than others. It's important to be better than you've been the day before.

Japanese Saying

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You want to know what your neighbours think about you? Start a fight with them.

African Saying

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Drinking tea is to forget the noise of the world.

Chinese Saying

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We need the cold to enjoy the warmth.

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Coldness Warmth

'It is as though I have a black dog and a white dog inside me fighting each other constantly.' The black dog, he explained, represented evil and the white dog represented good. The missionary asked him, 'Which dog wins the fight within you?' After several moments of silence, the native said, 'The dog that wins is the one I feed and the dog that loses is the one I starve.'

Indian American Saying

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True nobility lies not in being superior to another man, but being superior to one's previous self.

Indian Asian Saying

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The sword makes no difference between its smith's head and others'.

African Saying

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Don't dispraise God for creating the tiger. Thank him that he created the tiger with no wings.

Aethopian Saying

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God Gratitude Tigers

A day of traveling will bring a basketful of learning.

Vietnamese Saying

Be kind, be brave and never give up!

German Saying

A meal without rice is like a pretty girl with only one eye.

Chinese Saying

There is no winter without snow, no spring without sunshine, and no happiness without companions.

Korean Saying

Spring Friendship Winter

The fire is winter's fruit.

Arabian Saying

Wherever you go and whatever you do, may the luck of the Irish be there with you.

Irish Saying

St. Patrick's Day

May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow.
And may trouble avoid you wherever you go.

Irish Saying

St. Patrick's Day

May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future!

Irish Saying

April weather, rain and sunshine both together.

Englisch Saying

A bath renews the body, a cup of tea renews the spirit.

Japanese Saying

If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.

Oriental Saying

A man's gotta do, what a man's gotta do.

American Saying

If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.

African Saying

Don't send a boy to do a man's job.

American Saying

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