2049 African Proverbs / Page 100
1981.
You can take a goat to the river, but you can't make it drink the water.1982.
You can teach other people how to learn other languages but you can't teach them how to govern themselves.1983.
You can tell a ripe corn by its look.1984.
You can't become a teacher before your taught.1985.
You can't dance on one leg.1986.
You can't hide the smoke when the house is burning.1987.
You can't inject new ideas in a man's head by cutting it off.1988.
You can't jump a swamp before you reach it.1989.
You can't lead anyone further than you have gone yourself.1990.
You can't measure a snake until it's dead.1991.
You can't order a goat to eat the hyena.1992.
You can't spread a net to catch a bird that is watching you.1993.
You can't tell the colour of somebody's cloth from his shadow.1994.
You can't walk before you can crawl.1995.
You cannot amputate your genitals for being impotent.1996.
You cannot be a mouse and bat at the same time.1997.
You cannot beat a child to take away its tears.1998.
You cannot blindfold a man and expect him to ferry you across the river.1999.
You cannot build a house for last year's summer.2000.
You cannot climb a bid of success with your hands tied up.