As They Say In Zanzibar

And now for the return of my selection of proverbs from around the globe. I chose some of these as truisms but others I chose primarily for the humour. The trick is interpreting all of these correctly...

Do not try to borrow combs from shaven monks. China

Never bolt your door with a boiled carrot. Ireland

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance. Spain

You are many persons as languages you know. Armenia

A frog beneath a coconut shell believes there is no other world. Malaysia

When you show the moon to a child, they see only your finger. Zambia

If it were not for the night, we would never know the stars. Germany

Reference: As They Say In Zanzibar