Meaning: The face of one who has received a favor is cast down

Context: A recipient of kindness should be humble

Meaning: The face of a fish does not feel the spices

Context: It is useless to try to influence someone who is insensitive or unresponsive

Meaning: The lies of a witch doctor are a relief to the sick person

Context: A false hope is sometimes better than no hope at all

Meaning: The lie of the homeowner is not the truth of the passerby

Context: An insider's biased falsehood carries more weight than an outsider's objective truth

Meaning: The beauty of an ornament casket is only a piece of wood inside

Context: Beauty is only skin deep

Meaning: If you want to eat pig, choose a fat one

Context: If you are going to do something, especially if it involves risk, make it worth your while

Meaning: The pain of the child is known to the parent

Context: A parent understands their child's suffering best

Meaning: Mold the clay while it is still wet

Context: Strike while the iron is hot

Meaning: The brotherhood of coconuts meets in the cooking pot

Context: People who should cooperate often only come together when it is too late, often for a common downfall

Meaning: If you go among the one-eyed, gouge out your own eye

Context: When in Rome, do as the Romans do; sometimes you must adapt to fit in, even if it means lowering your standards

Meaning: If you see your own house is smoldering, your neighbor's house is burning fiercely

Context: Your own problems may seem small, but others may be facing much worse

Meaning: If you see something and say nothing, you will not be implicated

Context: Mind your own business to avoid trouble

Meaning: If you see vessels floating, remember they were built

Context: Do not take success or finished products for granted; appreciate the effort behind them

Meaning: If you see amber, ambergris is behind it

Context: Where you find one thing, you often find its counterpart (e.g., a jealous husband often has a jealous wife)

Meaning: If you are given an inch, do not take a yard

Context: Don't take advantage of someone's generosity

Meaning: What beats you is what teaches you

Context: We learn from our hardships and mistakes

Meaning: If you are amazed by Moses' deeds, you will be more amazed by Pharaoh's

Context: There is always someone or something more extreme or astonishing

Meaning: When you mention a snake, have a stick ready in your hand

Context: Be prepared to face the dangers you speak of. / Talk of the devil and he shall appear

Meaning: The laughter of a child is the light of the home

Context: Children bring joy and life to a household

Meaning: If you want beauty, you must be prepared to suffer for it

Context: No pain, no gain