Unclassified African proverbs
Beware of the naked man who offers you clothes!
A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which his mother puts into his palm.
Smooth seas do not make a skillful sailor.
He who who asks questions does not lose his way.
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
A tree that is not taller than you cannot give you a shade.
Looking at a king's mouth one would never think he sucked his mother's breast.
