A herbalist that refuses to ask laymen what leaves he looks for in the bush, must have difficulties getting what he wants.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
He who does not look ahead always remains behind.Nigerian
The head could not have got to where it is now if it did not give.
Nigerian
Money has the capability of making people laugh; but when they laugh, the foolish ones sometimes forget to close their mouths.
Nigerian
By being grateful, a man makes himself deserving of yet another kindness.
Nigerian
A family name is not cooked and eaten, one's life is the thing.
Nigerian
The crocodile drinks from the same river as the centipede.
Nigerian