Running water can never jump over a hole in the ground.
More African Proverbs:
Love is in blood not in talking.African
Treat your guest as a guest for two days -- then on the third day give him a hoe.
African
A cock says it's because of the situation it is faced with that it has its knees in the opposite direction.
African
The canary that dances along the bush path must have its drummer in the nearby bush.
African
If you can't eat a little your mouth stinks.
African
I don't sow ground nuts when the monkey is watching.
African