54 Sayings of Senegalese Origin

1. "The chameleon changes color to match the earth, the earth doesn't change color to match the chameleon." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "It is better to walk fast than to grow angry at the forest." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "To spend the night in anger is better than to spend it in repentance." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "The opportunity that God sends does not wake up him who is asleep." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "Ambition begets troubles." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "If you speak, speak to him who understands you." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "If the dog is not at home, he barks not." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "A lobster loves water, but not when he's being cooked in it." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "A rotten fish pollutes the whole kitchen." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "The frog likes water, but not boiling water." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "Eat coconuts while you have teeth." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "Kings have no friends." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "If a little tree grows in the shade of a larger tree, it will die small." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "If you had teeth of steel, you could eat iron coconuts." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "Spilled water is better than a broken jar." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "If your son laughs when you scold him, you ought to cry, for you have lost him; if he cries, you may laugh, for you have a worthy heir." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "What you give to others bears fruit for yourself." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "The cow steps on the calf, but she does not hate it." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "What's the use of consulting a dead man's horoscope?" (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "The jungle is stronger than the elephant." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "The strong don't need clubs." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "He may say that he loves you. Wait and see what he does for you!" (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "Even Buddhist priests of the same temple quarrel occasionally." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "A healthy ear can stand hearing sick words." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "All birds will flock to a fruitful tree." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "It is better to cry alone than ask for people to cry for you." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "If a centipede loses a leg, it does not prevent him from walking." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "The one who has a spoon does not burn his hands." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "Haste and hurry can only bear children with many regrets along the way." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "The night is the king of the shadows." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "The wolf dies where the pack is." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "Lies that build are better than truths that destroy." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "It is better to be loved than feared." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "My goat is on the other side of the river. It cannot meet my craving for goat." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "What a cow eats a calf drinks." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "Nobody tells all he knows." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "A hat is never too big for a farmer." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "An intelligent enemy is better than a stupid friend." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "A tree that grows in the shade of another one will die small." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "Poverty is an older daughter of laziness." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "Even the fall of a dancer is a somersault." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "Don't try to make someone hate the person he loves, for he will still go on loving, but he will hate you." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "People are man's medicine." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "Support yourself and heaven will help you." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "Three kinds of people die poor, those who divorce, those who incur debts, and those who move around too much." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "The heart is not a knee that can be bent." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "It is the specialist who knows the in's and out's." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

50. "When you know who his friend is, you know who he is." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

51. "The truth is like gold; keep it locked up and you will find it exactly as you first put it away." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

52. "It is when the elephant dies, we get to see his teeth." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

53. "Health is a treasure." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

54. "When a mouse makes fun of a cat, there is a hole." (Senegalese Sayings) Click to tweet