"In
a court of fowls, the cockroach never wins his case" -
The weaklings do not ever get justice because of their nature. This proverb
addresses the social injustice that makes it difficult for people who don't
have "connections" within political circles to enjoy their rights
and privileges.
"If
you are building a house and a nail breaks, do you stop building, or do you
change the nail?" - You don't have to allow one misfortune
to prevent you from going ahead to achieve your goals in life because the downfall
of a man is not the end of his life; nor should the loss of one animal mean
the death of all other animals in the forest. You still can go ahead to make
progress after an initial hitch.
"If
you are building a house and a nail breaks, do you stop building, or do you
change the nail?" - You don't have to allow one misfortune
to prevent you from going ahead to achieve your goals in life because the downfall
of a man is not the end of his life; nor should the loss of one animal mean
the death of all other animals in the forest. You still can go ahead to make
progress after an initial hitch.
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RWANDA
When the leopard
is away, his cubs are eaten.
In a court of
fowls, the cockroach never wins his case. [Interpretation]
If you are building
a house and a nail breaks, do you stop building, or do you change the nail?
[Interpretation]
You set the trap
after the rat has passed.
Where there
is peace, a billhook (sickle) can be used to shave your beard or cut your
hair.
From the word of an elder is derived a bone.
Links
on Burundi/Rwanda
http://www.rwandemb.org/english/country_info.html
©
All rights reserved. Michael J.K. Bokor (English Dept.), Illinois State University,
spring 2004.
