The iron never takes advice from the hammer.
More Congolese Proverbs:
One day of hunger is not starvation.Congolese
A little subtleness is better than a lot of force.
Congolese
Man is like palm-wine: when young, sweet but without strength; in old age, strong but harsh.
Congolese
If you tell people to live together, you tell them to quarrel.
Congolese
He who is free of faults, will never die.
Congolese
Don't cut off the monkey's tail before it is dead.
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