CARRY THE LITTLE POPPY UNDERAMS AND IT CHEWS YOUR CLOTHES... (FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT).

ASK A CHILD TO NAME A PERSON THEY KNOW AND THEY WILL NAME THEIR MOTHER'S BOYFRIEND.FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT.

A CHILD STRAPPED TO THE BACK HAS NO AWARENESS OF THE DISTANCE OR TEDIUM OF THE JOURNEY. SHIELDED BY THEIR INNOCENCE, CHILDREN HAVE VERY LITTLE IDEA OF THE DEMANDS THAT LIFE CAN IMPOSE ON THEIR PARENTS. DIRECTED AT ANY ADULT WHO BETRAYS SUCH IGNORANCE WHEN THEY ARE DEPENDENT ON ANOTHER'S GOODWILL.

LOOKING AT THE MOUTH OF THE ELDERLY, YOU MIGHT THINK THEY NEVER ONCE SUCKLED AT THEIR MOTHERS' BREASTS. A LAMENTATION OF THE CRIPPLING EFFECT OF OLD AGE.

 AN OLD LADY IS NEVER TOO OLD WHEN CHALLENGED TO THE KIND OF DANCE SHE KNOWS BEST.

WHEN A ROAD IS GOOD, WE LOOK FORWARD TO PASSING IT A SECOND TIME. IF SOMEONE HAS LIVED UP TO YOUR EXPECTATION ONCE, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN TRUST THEM A SECOND TIME).

UNDERRATE THE LITTLE POT AND IT WOULD PUT OUT THE COOKING FIRE. (NEVER UNDERRATE ANYONE, WHATEVER THEIR STATURE).

WHEN YOU PASS AN EXCREMENT AND FAIL TO ACHIEVE A POINTED END, WHAT YOU HAVE PRODUCED IS MOST LIKELY A DIARRHOEA.... (ALWAYS STRIVE TO ACHIEVE A POSITIVE OUTCOME IN WHATEVER YOU DO... ANYTHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING WELL).

THE DOCTOR CURES ONLY THAT WHICH IS WITHIN REASONABLE LIMITS.... (TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING IS BAD).

THE KING THAT OUTLAWED A FART (IN HIS KINGDOM) HAS PUBLICLY DEFECATED ON HIMSELF! (NEVER MAKE A RULE FOR OTHERS WHICH YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP YOURSELF).

THE ATTITUDE AND TONE OF VOICE ADOPTED WHILE NEGOTIATING FOR A LOAN IS NOT THE SAME AS WHEN PAYING IT BACK.

NO ONE CITES AN EXAMPLE WITH A WAR THAT WENT HORRIBLY WRONG. A CALL TO SHOW MORE CONSIDERATION WHEN RECALLING PAST EVENTS AS IT MAY OFFEND OTHERS OR RE-OPEN FORGOTTEN WOUNDS.

NO ONE COUNTS A FOWL'S EGGS IN HER PRESENCE. (IT IS INSENSITIVE TO DISCUSS A PERSON, EVEN A CHILD, IN THEIR PRESENCE).  

EVEN A MAD MAN WWALKS ABOUT WITH HIS SENSES INTACT. NEVER PRESUME TO KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE GOING ABOUT THEIR OWN BUSINESS; THEY ARE NOT STUPID.

WISDOM IS LIKE A HANDBAG,EVERYONE HAS GOT THEIR OWN (WITH THEIR DIFFERENT CONTENTS). EVERYBODY IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINION.

A PERSON'S OPINION IS NOT DISTASTEFUL TO HIM.HOWEVER UNPOPULAR AN OPINION MAY BE, THE HOLDER IS STILL ENTITLED TO IT.

THE MIND ONLY VISITS; IT IS NEVER RESIDENT IN THE GUTS. AN EXCUSE FOR THOSE OCCASIONAL MEMORY LAPSES, OR THE APPARENT INABILITY TO THINK STRAIGHT AT THE RIGHT MOMENTS.

A DOG GOES AFTER THE MAN WITH A FULL STOMACH IN THE HOPE THAT HE WOULD EITHER VOMIT OR PASS EXCRETA. USUALLY AN EXPLANATION FOR A BLIND LOYALTY TO A PERSON OF SOME MEANS; WE TAG ALONG IN THE HOPE THAT SOME BENEFIT WILL COME ALONG!

IT IS THE PERSON THAT HOLDS THE PALM LEAVES THAT THE GOAT GOES AFTER. SAME MEANING AS ABOVE.

WHEN A KID GOES ON ITS KNEES,IT GETS TO SUCK FROM ITS MOTHER'S BREASTS. HUMILITY COSTS NOTHING.

 WHEN A CHILD WASHES HIS HANDS CLEAN, HE GETS TO DINE WITH THE ELDERS... WHEN YOU PROVE YOURSELF WORTHY,YOU BEGIN TO ENJOY CERTAIN PRIVILEGES THAT ONCE ELUDED YOU.

IF A MAN DOES NOT POSSESS ENOUGH WEALTH TO IMPRESS HIS IN-LAWS, HE SHOULD AT LEAST POSSESS SOME MEASURE OF HUMILITY. HUMILITY COSTS NOTHING BUT BUYS MORE.

IT IS ONLY WITH THE HELP OF A SMOOTH TONGUE THAT A SNAIL NAVIGATES A THORNY PATH. HUMILITY COSTS NOTHING BUT BUYS MORE.

 IF YOU MUST PICK ALL THEBLEMISHES YOU SPOT ON A GARMENT, YOU MAY END UP LEAVING THE WEARER NAKED... (THERE IS NO ONE WITHOUT A FAULT; IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF DEGREE).

THERE IS NEVER A TIME THAT A FINGER VISITS THE ANUS AND RETURNS WITHOUT AN ODOUR. YOU CAN NEVER ACHIEVE PERFECTION; THERE IS ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY YOU HAVE OVERLOOKED AN ERROR SOMEWHERE.

WHEN A TYRANT PERSISTS IN HIS EVIL WAYS, SOMEDAY, SOMEONE WITH ENOUGH COURAGE WILL WEAR A BASKET (A MASK) AND TELL HIM OFF.

WHEN A WOMAN SETS OUT TO UPSET HER RIVAL HOUSEWIFE, SHE WOULD ASK FOR PALM OIL WITH WHICH TO EAT A SOFT PALMNUT. PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT TO CAUSE MISCHIEF WILL FIND THE SILLIEST EXCUSES.  

A CHILD THAT WILL SEEK TO RECLAIM EVERY DEBT OWED TO HIS FATHER MAY SOON FIND THAT HIS FATHER WAS ALSO INDEBTED TO PEOPLE. HE WHO DEMANDS EQUITY MUST COME WITH CLEAN HANDS.

HE WHO WISHES TO FIND OUT WHAT KILLED HIS FATHER SHOULD DIRECT HIS ENQUIRIES TO THE SPIRIT WORLD. AN ACCEPTANCE THAT IN LIFE, THERE WVILL BE CERTAIN QUESTIONS FOR WHICH THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY SATISFACTORY ANSWERS.

HE WHO MUST REAP ALL THE FRUITS FROM HIS OIL BEAN TREE MAY SOON LAND ON HIS HEAD. (COMPARE: “WHAT WOULD IT BENEFIT A MAN IF HE GAINED ALL THE WWEALTH OF THIS WORLD AND LOST HIS SOUL?").

A PATIENT WHO DEVELOPES A SWELLING OF THE STOMACH WHILE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR A SCROTAL SWELLING WILL SURELY MEET WITH THE VULTURES IN THE EVIL FOREST. USED TO REPRIMAND A PERPETUALLY RECALCITRANT BEHAVIOUR.

IT IS NOT FAIR THAT A MAN AFFLICTED BY A SCROTAL SWELLING SHOULD ALSO TAKE ON A SWELLING OF THE STOMACH WHEN THE REST OF THE POPULATION HAS NOT GOT THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THE PLAGUE. A CALL FOR A FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.

A PERSON WITH DIARRHEOA DOES NOT COMMAND EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE BUSH (I.E: THE TOILET). DIRECTED AT ANYONE SO GREEDY THEY HAVE NO CONSIDERATION FOR ANYONE ELSE.

WHEN AN ANIMAL IS SLAUGHTERED AND NO VULTURE ATTENDS THE SCENE,THEN YOU KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY AMISS IN THE LAND OF THE SPIRITS.USED WHEN SOMEONE IS CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT FROM THEIR USUAL EVENTS.

MAY THE HAWK PERCH; MAY THE EAGLE PERCH TOO. WHICHEVER WOULD OBSTRUCT THE OTHER,MAY THEY LOSE THEIR WINGS. A CALL FOR MORE TOLERANCE IN SOCIETY.

THE WINGED TERMITES MAY FLY AS HIGH AS THEY WISH, BUT THEY WILL DESCEND IN THE END (TO PROVIDE A MEAL) FOR THE TOADS.YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE. ALSO: 'WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN'.