Someone else’s legs are no good to you when you’re travelling.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
The hunter does not rub himself in oil and lie by the fire to sleep.Nigerian
A tree does not move unless there is wind.
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The body of joy is not so big.
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You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
Nigerian
If you want to give a sick man medicine, let him first be really ill -- so that he can see how well the medicine works.
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The man being carried does not realize how far away the town really is.
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