A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
More Ethiopian Proverbs:
When a fool is cursed, he thinks he is being praised.Ethiopian
When spiders unite, they can tie down a lion.
Ethiopian
When one is in love, a cliff becomes a meadow.
Ethiopian
A fool will pair an ox with an elephant.
Ethiopian
Evil gotten, evil spent.
Ethiopian
The cow knows the cowherd but not the owner.
Ethiopian