One pebble doesn’t make a floor.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
When the next house is on fire, 'tis high time to look to your own.Nigerian
A friendly person is never a good-for-nothing.
Nigerian
If you have run out of gunpowder, use your gun as a club.
Nigerian
Profit is profit even in Mecca.
Nigerian
He who runs from the white ant may stumble upon the stinging ant.
Nigerian
Someone else's legs are no good to you when you're travelling.
Nigerian