No matter how long a log floats on the river, it will never be a crocodile.
More Bambara Proverbs:
No matter how much the world changes, cats will never lay eggs.Bambara
He who longs too much for a child will marry a pregnant woman.
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When you chop off a snake's head all you are left with is a piece of rope.
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The child who loves freedom is the first victim of it.
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The hare and the elephant don't travel well together.
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Beware of the goat that is in the lion's lair.
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