2049 African Proverbs / Page 101
2001.
You cannot cure a wound by striking it gently.2002.
You cannot dance without music though you can sing instrumentally without dancing.2003.
You cannot exchange peace for war.2004.
You cannot expect me to carry you on my back and then you say my head smells.2005.
You cannot handle fire with your hands.2006.
You cannot hear a baby cry in the mother's womb.2007.
You cannot hide your nakedness from your bath bucket.2008.
You cannot lean on air.2009.
You cannot lock up science in one head.2010.
You cannot name a child that is not born.2011.
You cannot reject the head of a cow simply because the eye scares you.2012.
You cannot send a goat to rescue a lamb from a loin's attack.2013.
You cannot stop birds from flying over your head, but you can stop them nesting in your hair.2014.
You cannot stop planting cereals just because birds are going to feast on them.2015.
You cannot think you could teach a fish to swim.2016.
You cannot win a lottery without buying a ticket.2017.
You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.2018.
You chew from one side of your mouth and keep the other side still.2019.
You could destroy everything I have believed in and your father before you and his father before you.2020.
You do not beat a drum with one finger.