A lizard that fell from the top of a tree wastes its time looking back to where it fell from; if there was anything good the lizard deserved, it could not have missed it while it was there on top of the tree. (Nigerian Proverb)
If a child shoots an arrow that reaches the top of a tall palm tree, then it must be that an elderly person carved the arrow for him. (Nigerian Proverb)
It is the toothless animal that arrives first at the base of the fruit tree, to eat his fill before others arrive. (Nigerian Proverb)
Sometimes the rain might force a man more than once to seek shelter under the same tree. (Nigerian Proverb)
When a sickle is drawn, it in turn draws the tree to which it is hooked. (Nigerian Proverb)
When the roots of a tree begin to decay, it spreads death to the branches. (Nigerian Proverb)
No sane person sharpens his machete to cut a banana tree. (Nigerian Proverb)
If all seeds that fall were to grow, then no one could follow the path under the trees. (Nigerian Proverb)