If you want to grow a long tooth you must have enough lips to cover it.
More African Proverbs:
You can't lead anyone further than you have gone yourself.African
Teenagers act like babies if they are not treated like adults.
African
A stream cannot rise about its source.
African
He who will be a man can be seen from how he stretches is little manhood.
African
It costs you your good spirit to steal than buying or seeking.
African
In the great river there are large and small fish.
African