The head could not have got to where it is now if it did not give.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
Whoever says "let's fight" does not know who will be victorious.Nigerian
An old banana leaf was once young and green.
Nigerian
The glow-works light the nights, but more so the night that their mother prepares porridge.
Nigerian
Everybody joins to blame or condemn a child who overthrows the pot of soup.
Nigerian
All is never said.
Nigerian
Sometimes the rain might force a man more than once to seek shelter under the same tree.
Nigerian