Monkey Proverbs

Only the owner of the monkey can make it dance
A necklace of pearl on a monkey's neck !!
What would a monkey know about ginger's taste
What would a monkey know about ginger's taste
Not every monkey is Lord Hanuman !!
Grapes in hand of monkey (langoor) !!
What would donkey know about kasturi’s smell
Not only did the monkey get spoilt, but also spoilt the entire forest
A precious stone in the hands of a monkey

Like a monkey who just got a garland in his/her hand
Burning wooden log in monkey’s hands
A divine stone in hands of a monkey !!

One who always follows or agrees to another, irrespective of one's own thoughts
Like the monkey that had its tail caught between the halves of the sawed log after thoughtlessly pulling the wedge out
Like a monkey who had just eaten ginger (and bemused at the taste)
Like a monkey that has had toddy
A monkey will obey only if you take a stick
Garland in monkey's hands !!
Not only did the monkey get spoilt, but also spoilt the entire forest
If you marry a monkey, you ought to learn to jump trees
Mind is like a monkey
(started) Making Ganesh (God), turn out to be Monkey
A bachelor is equivalent to 100 monkeys
Like a monkey that has had toddy
Like a monkey that has found a coconut shell (to play with)
Not only did the monkey get spoilt, but also spoilt the entire forest

A drunken donkey will not remember the monkeys bite
He who wants to plant corns must make peace with the monkeys
If money where to be found up in the trees, most people would be married to monkeys
Monkeys don't advise there young ones to be careful on trees they just remind them of the distance to the ground
One monkey don't stop no show
By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree
A tiger cannot beat a crowd of monkeys
Kill the chicken to frighten the monkey
Monkeys must disperse once their tree falls.
The monkey knows which branch to swing on
The monkey will never wash with the same water twice
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys?
The monkey knows the tree it climbs
A monkey dressed up is still a monkey
It is Mr. Old-Man-Monkey who marries Mrs.Old-Woman-Monkey
A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly
Hunger will make a monkey eat pepper
Money makes monkeys of men.
A person who misses a chance and the monkey who misses its branch cannot be saved
A child in the lap is let go, a monkey from the forest is nursed instead
If there were no lion in the jungle, a blind monkey can be king
Women in state affairs are like monkeys in glass houses
A monkey makes fun of the red behinds of his fellow monkeys
Brides and mothers-in-law are like dogs and monkeys
Even monkeys fall off branches
All monkeys cannot hang on one branch
Remember even monkeys fall from branches
Do chattering monkeys mimic men, Or we, turned apes, out-monkey them
On a dead tree there are no monkeys
The monkey never complains that he has no comb
If a monkey is amongst dogs, why won’t it start barking
In a piranha infested river, monkeys drink water using a straw
Old monkeys don't put their hand in jars
Although the monkey might dress in silk, monkey it still is

Only a monkey understands a monkey
If he keeps on imitating everybody the monkey will one day cut his own throat
One ass among many monkeys is grinned at by all.
When the monkey can’t reach the ripe banana with his hand, he says it is not sweet
He married the monkey for its money, the money went and the monkey stayed a monkey
In the eye of his mother, a monkey is a gazelle
You (don't) disturb monkeys on their way to drink
The monkey does not see his own hind backside; he sees his neighbor’s
When the man is away, the monkey eats his corn and goes into his hut
A monkey makes fun of the red behinds of his fellow monkeys.~ Japanese Proverb
A monkey never thinks her baby’s ugly.~ Haitian Proverb
A person who misses a chance and the monkey who misses its branch — both cannot be saved.~ Indian Proverb
A tiger cannot beat a crowd of monkeys.~ Chinese Proverb
By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.~ Cameroonian Proverb
If a monkey is amongst dogs, why won’t it start barking.~ Nigerian Proverb
If he keeps on imitating everybody the monkey will one day cut his own throat.~ South African Proverb
It is Mr. Old-Man-Monkey who marries Mrs.Old-Woman-Monkey.~ Ghanaian Proverb
Kill the chicken to frighten the monkey.~ Chinese Proverb
On a dead tree there are no monkeys.~ Mozambican Proverb
Only a monkey understands a monkey.~ Sierra Leonean Proverb
Remember, even monkeys fall out of trees.~ Korean Proverb
The monkey does not see his own hind backside; he sees his neighbor’s.~ Zimbabwean Proverb
The monkey knows which branch to swing on.~ Creole Proverb
The monkey never complains that he has no comb.~ Myanmar Proverb
The monkey will never wash with the same water twice.~ Netherlands Antillean Proverb
When the man is away, the monkey eats his corn and goes into his hut.~ Zulu Proverb
When the monkey can’t reach the ripe banana with his hand, he says it is not sweet.~ Sudanese Proverb