AFRICAN PROVERB

Corn can't expect justice from a court composed of chickens.

Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.

When the bull elephants are fighting it is best for the ants to go elsewhere.

Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.

A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood.

Even silence speaks.

God made man because he loved to listen to stories.

Humans are one another’s enemies

Not everyone who chased the Zebra, caught it, but he who caught it, chased it.

Nobody is born wise.

It takes a village to raise a child.

An intelligent enemy is better than a stupid friend.

He who does not advance, retreats.

It is best not to test the depth of a river with both feet.

Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet

Poverty makes slaves of free men.

The hungry man does not hear.

The worker is always in the sun while the landowner is always in the shade.

When the occasion arrives so does the proverb.

When the snake is already in the house, one need not discuss the matter for long.

Only when you have crossed the river, can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout.

The rain does not fall on one roof alone

When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.

The hand that receives is always lower than the hand that gives.

If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you don't wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes.