A tree climber begins from the bottom not the top.
More African Proverbs:
The great tree chooses where to grow and we find it there, so it is with the greatness in men.African
One with more firewood than you, has more ash than you.
African
The potter eats from broken plates.
African
A man gets to the land of spirits when he passes seven rivers, seven forests and seven hills.
African
No matter how long a fallen tree stays in the river it can never be a crocodile.
African
If you don't work you shan't eat.
African