You should make a new bucket whilst you still have the old one.
- Berber proverb

You should make a new bucket whilst you still have the old one.

- Berber proverb


Going little by little gives birth to new abilities.
- Mandinka proverb

Going little by little gives birth to new abilities.

- Mandinka proverb


If you walk with an elephant, the dew will not bother you.
- Baoulé proverb

If you walk with an elephant, the dew will not bother you.

Baoulé proverb


An eagle cannot fly high if its wings are still frail.
- Oromo proverb

An eagle cannot fly high if its wings are still frail.

- Oromo proverb


Things that share the same origin have different fortunes.
- Pulaar proverb

Things that share the same origin have different fortunes.

- Pulaar proverb


A canoe does not know who is king; when it turns over, everyone gets wet.
- Malagasy proverb

A canoe does not know who is king; when it turns over, everyone gets wet.

- Malagasy proverb


It is better to see for oneself than to be informed by a third person.
- Tuareg proverb

It is better to see for oneself than to be informed by a third person.

- Tuareg proverb


The mouth does not forget what it tasted only one time.
~ Bahaya proverb

The mouth does not forget what it tasted only one time.

~ Bahaya proverb


Water that has not been begged for, does not quench the thirst.
- Soga proverb

Water that has not been begged for, does not quench the thirst.

- Soga proverb


What is in the stomach carries what is in the head.
- Bukusu proverb

What is in the stomach carries what is in the head.

- Bukusu proverb

Do not follow a person who is running away.
- Kalenjin proverb

Do not follow a person who is running away.

- Kalenjin proverb

Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
-African proverb 

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

-African proverb
 

When the head is too big, it cannot dodge blows.

—Zambian proverb (via imnotbitching)

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