No stake ever grew old with the bark on.
More South African Proverbs:
The pool has dried up, and the fish is in trouble.South African
The heart is like a goat that has to be tied up.
South African
He flees from the roaring lion to the crouching lion.
South African
Almost is not eaten.
South African
No hill without gravestones, no valley without shadows.
South African
Behold the iguana puffing itself out to make itself a man!
South African