African proverbs

When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it.

He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward.

When you ask, you become a fool for a little while and when you don't ask you become a fool for the rest of your life.

No matter how far you have walked in the wrong direction certainly you have to turn back and take the right direction.

Don't laugh at the nakedness of our ancestors because before their eyes we're all naked for our spirits belong to them.

If you see an animal running in the early morning know that it is running away from something more scarily than the due.

A weapon that you don't have in your hand will not kill a snake. Looking for something can get in the way of finding it.

In a family if you have somebody who is troublesome it's the family members who are worried than the troublesome member.

A child who protested when being stripped on the back by its mother, it's humbled by the scorching sun when left to walk.

The rabbit that dances on the broken branch of a high tree must look down to see how many mouths are opened wide beneath.

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