Your own rags are better than another’s gown.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
The death that will kill a man begins as an appetite.Nigerian
Money kills more than do weapons.
Nigerian
One pebble doesn't make a floor.
Nigerian
The only insurance against fire is to have two houses.
Nigerian
Lending is the firstborn of poverty.
Nigerian
However far the stream flows, it never forgets its source.
Nigerian