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Identify Source of Problem
There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.
Things we can't Change
No matter how many times you wash a goat, it will still smell like a goat.
Solutions should be Proportional to Problems
Do not respond to a mosquito with a hammer because you will miss and hurt yourself instead.
Consequence of Greed
The monkey that tried to reach two mangoes at the same time from two different branches on a tree fell on its back.
Always Adapt to Survive
Eneke the bird says that since men have learnt to shoot without missing, he has learnt to fly without perching.
Don't Reinvent the Wheel
If you want to know where a path is leading, ask those who are coming from it.
Little by Little
If you dream of moving mountains tomorrow, you must start by lifting small stones today.
Elderly have Deeper Insight
What the old man sees sitting down, the young man cannot see standing on a tree.
Togetherness is Good
A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. When we gather together in the moonlit village ground it is not because of the moon. Every man can see it in his own compound. We come together because it is good for kinsmen to do so.
Negativity of the Chicken
A chicken eats corn, drinks water, swallows pebbles, yet she complains of having no teeth. If she had teeth, would she eat gold? Let her ask the cow who has teeth yet eats grass.
Tackling Problems from Sources
When the shadow of a tree is bent, straighten the tree not the shadow.
Support
If we stand tall, it is because we stand on the backs of those who came before us.