44 Sayings of Togolese Origin

1. "If God dishes you rice in a basket, do not wish to eat soup!" (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "He who has diarrhea knows the direction of the door without being told." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "It is impossible to go and look into the stomach of another." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "The teeth of a man serve as a fence." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "Absence polishes passion, presence reinforces it." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "Better the child weeps than your wife." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "The man who has never experienced evil does not know the worth of what is good." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "A man that does not lie shall never marry." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "The heart rules without rules." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "So not roast all your corn in the winter." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "Not all those who are old are wise." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "You can't scare a monkey with a dead baboon." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "We are all flesh and blood of the earth and so will return to the ground as rotten maggot encrusted relics." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "That which has horns cannot be wrapped." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "Dirty water cannot be washed." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "Does a man not know when he has pepper in his eyes? If we forget yesterday, how shall we remember tomorrow?" (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "In the home of the coward, there is no funeral dirge." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Feces are the food of flies." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "A piece of wood that has been burned easily catches fire." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "A child does not laugh at the ugliness of its mother." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "When all men say you are a dog, it is time to bark." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "Breed up a serpent and he will strike when you are in deep slumber." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "You can't look into a bottle with both eyes at the same time." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "Every rhinoceros is proud of its horn." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "Good stew is best to be made in an old pot." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "With gold you can make a road to heaven but it will end in hell." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "A full stomach does not last overnight." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "You flirt with a widow, but do you know how her husband died?" (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "It is better to walk than curse the road." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "In the world there is more madness than sanity." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "You must kill the hornets to get rid of the nest." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "The tears running down your face do not blind you." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "The water carrier does not drink mud." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "The fish, seeing the water has dried up, struggles mightily in the mud." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "If you see a frog squatting on his house, don't ask him for a chair." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "The devil sups with the tax collector." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "If there is no traitor in your house, the witches will never be able to get at you." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "A woman's tongue is sharp enough to pierce the toughest flesh." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "Better a stupid wife than a mess at home." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "Don't butter the skillet before catching the fish." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "If you hurt the reputation of another, you damage your own." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "God exercises vengeance in silence." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "He bawls like a calf because he is as weak as a kitten." (Togolese Sayings) Click to tweet