If you rise too early, the dew will wet you.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
However far the stream flows, it never forgets its source.Nigerian
Hyenas are caught with stinking bait.
Nigerian
Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
Nigerian
A tree not taller than an ant cannot shade you.
Nigerian
Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
Nigerian
The crocodile does not die under the water so that we can call the monkey to celebrate its funeral.
Nigerian