You shake in vain the branch that bears no fruit.
More Samoan Proverbs:
Gather the breadfruit from the farthest branches first.Samoan
May it end with threats and not come to blows.
Samoan
The person with burned fingers asks for tongs.
Samoan
Like a fish, one should look for a hole in the net.
Samoan
Blessed is the moon; it goes but it comes back again.
Samoan