The fish starts to rot from the head.
More African Proverbs:
When vultures surround you, try not to die.
African
One day cannot make an elephant rot.
African
He who pursues a hatched bird teaches it how to fly.
African
Tears never flow in the house of a coward.
African
Bones and flesh of the martyrs lie buried in earth, but their revolutionary spirit and single-hearted fidelity remain alive.
African