
African Proverbs
A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day it hatches. A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which his mother puts into his palm. An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb. A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness. A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. As the dog said, "If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is