The crows, the idle person grumbles. - Yoruba, Nigeria

The elephant never gets tired of carrying its tusks. Vai, Liberia

Goodness gets a seat. - Igala, Nigeria. (Pachocinski, p. 224; explanation: good people will be shown favors and will live longer).

By coming and going, a bird weaves its nest. Ashanti, Ghana

Before the chicken carefully observe the character of your guest. Mandingo proverb

Instruction in youth is like engraving in stones. Berber, North Africa

If your buttocks burn, you know you have done wrong.

If there is cause to someone, the cause to love has just begun. - Wolof proverb, Senegal

If one is roasting two potatoes, one of them is bound to get charred. - Kikuyu, Kenya.

The best of mankind is a farmer; the best food is fruit. - Ethiopia