Any dead fish can flow down the river but it takes a live one to swim back up stream.
More African Proverbs:
A canoe peddler doesn't tell the crocodile he has along snout until he's crossed the river.African
You don't have to tell the deaf that there is a stampede in the market.
African
You don't have to tell the deaf that there is a stampede in the market.
African
He who doesn't know you, will not value you.
African
It's the tortoise's shell, ugly and hard that protects its life long journey on earth.
African
Whoever has only one garment does not wash it when it rains.
African