2049 African Proverbs / Page 99
1961.
Work is good, as long as you don't forget to live.1962.
Worry is like a rocking chair it swings you back and forth and it takes you nowhere.1963.
You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win.1964.
You always pick the fruits of what you plant.1965.
You are invited to join the hunt when your nets are in evidence.1966.
You are not born a leader, you become one.1967.
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.1968.
You ask for the ancestors' help and then help yourself.1969.
You can beat a fool half to death but you can't beat the foolishness out of him.1970.
You can hide wine in a gourd but not in the belly.1971.
You can kill a man's identity on earth but you cannot kill is spirit.1972.
You can learn a lot about someone by observing him when he is hungry.1973.
You can leave without a friend but never without a neighbour.1974.
You can never sow rice and expect to harvest maize.1975.
You can only know the fleas in the bed you have slept in.1976.
You can out run that which is running after you but not that that's running inside of you.1977.
You can outrun what is running after you, but not what is running inside of you.1978.
You can see the fowl's innerness when the wind is blowing.1979.
You can share the same bed but you can't share the same dream.1980.
You can stay a thousand miles away from home and still see inside.