The fowl perspires, but the feathers do not allow us to see the perspiration.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
One can only try to get what one can from the head of an elephant, no one ever carries it home.Nigerian
Hyenas are caught with stinking bait.
Nigerian
Overabundance is not far from want.
Nigerian
When a soup is unpalatable, and the paste of the pounded yam that goes with it is not smooth, that is the time to know a man who loves to eat pounded yam.
Nigerian
A masquerade is not a spirit only because of its mask.
Nigerian
From the well of envy, only a fool drinks the water.
Nigerian