Don’t demand that what you write in the Nile will be read in the desert.
More Ethiopian Proverbs:
I have a cow in the sky, but cannot drink her milk.Ethiopian
One who runs alone cannot be outrun by another.
Ethiopian
If you see that a town worships a calf, then cut the grass and feed it.
Ethiopian
To one who knows no better, a small garden is a forest.
Ethiopian
Men fear danger, women only the sight of it.
Ethiopian
A blade won't cut another blade; a cheat won't cheat another cheat.
Ethiopian