Reflections

We plan, God acts.
Explanation: Man proposes, God disposes.

Acts of God are like riddles.
Explanation: Nobody knows what will happen in the near future. Sometimes unexpected things happen.

The mouth of the dead is respected.
Explanation: What has been said by a person before his death is followed to the letter.

The dead is praised.
Explanation: Nothing bad is said of a dead person.

A person who gives to the ancestors, eats with them.
Explanation: Hospitality is a virtue.

Think and Grow Rich

You can be obsessed by certain problems in your life,
who can oblige you to work hardly that day?
Meaning: For working well, you need a quiet mind.

Rain as well as dewdrops are coming from the same sky.
You can be dry because of both of them.
Meaning: You can be stuck in very small things, what about the huge ones?

Cohesion embalms
Meaning: Concord has beneficial effects.

Where there is no jealousy, a small hare's leather is enough to cover four people
Meaning: Where there is no jealousy, people are able to share the little they have.

Wherever Arua points a finger, a house is built
Meaning: In harmony, everything succeeds.

Awaken yourself

Water never flows up the mountain
Meaning: Problems happen where there is a weakness
Application/Use: The proverb is used to teach that our weakness is the source of most problems.

Feet have no eyes
Meaning: Feet can not stop one from going into danger
Application/Use: A person's conscience is respobsible for the decisions he makes.

The abundance of fruit caused the death of fruit lover
Meaning: When we find ourselves in the middle of what we like most, we forget the danger that could happen to our lives
Application/Use: When we find ourselves in the middle of what we like most, we forget the danger that could happen to our lives.

When you see that a stick is pointing to your eye, move away from it
Meaning: You have to run away from any kind of evil for your safety
Application/Use: It is not possible to face all problems. Sometimes we have to run away before confronting them.

Chimpanzee’s laughed at each other's tail
Meaning: It is easy for one to look for and criticize others mistakes forgetting his/her own mistakes
Application/Use: The proverb is told to a person who likes to criticize.

Words of Inspiration

To travel is like stunted horns.
Explanation: One meets many adventures in one's travels.

Traveling is part of education.
Explanation: Extensive traveling gives one more experience.

Hesitation begets loss.
Explanation: There is danger or disappointment in delay.

Poverty makes one eat tattered clothes.
Explanation: A poor person has little choice.

A full belly does not kill.
Explanation: Food without clothing is better than clothing without food.

To put sand into the eyes of the government.
Expllanation: He who has committed a criminal offence.

The Words of Our Masters

You should never forget your neighbor when you invite people to come to the feast
Meaning: The neighbor is the first person who comes to help you when there is a problem. Therefore, you should always remember him/her.
Applications/Use: The proverb is used to insist on establishing good relationship with nay person who happens to be near you whether at home, in the office or when traveling.

The ear can not grow more than the chick. {cheek?]
Meaning: The mouth is the source of information, which feeds the ear.
Application/Use: The proverb is told to remind the young generation to be attentive to what is said by the elders.

The rat does not help the other rat to peel a piece of maize.
Meaning: It is not always easy for people with the same problem to help each other.
Application/Use: The proverb is used to encourage people to seek assistance from those who are better off.

The thing that kills someone is small.
Meaning: One should not ignore small matters.
Application/Use: Small things could be a source of big problems.

If brothers follow the honey bird, they will eat honey.
Explanation: The accused cannot be a witness in his own case.

If the chief's wife dies, he lies down with it (hunger).
Explanation: A man is lenient when he is judging his own children (in comparison with others).

The lame leg will be used for limping.
Explanation: You will never forget a happy time, even though many years have passed (you are only able to limp with your leg now, but you remember when it was good).

Those who eat people, cry; those who eat a crocodile, laugh.
Explanation: We rejoice when our enemies are killed, but we cry when our friends are killed.

To sleep is to change.
Explanation: It is human nature to have changing views.

Get High! Get Inspired!

'You do not rejoice when you see people arrive from the farm weeping'.
(b) Explanation: Whenever people arrive from the farm weeping it means that they have brought bad news which does not call for rejoicing.

'You do not welcome gladly a bundle made of mats',
(because usually such bundles contain corpses and they bring bad news and their appearance is not an occasion for rejoicing or a warm welcome.)
(b) Moral Teaching: The moral lesson of the above two proverbs are the same. Avoid a precipitate action and adjust action to situations. Be sure you understand situations before you act in them. Avoid a senseless emotional reaction to events.

'The child who breaks a snail's shell cannot break a tortoise's shell'.
(b) Moral Teaching: There are certain things any human being can do and others he cannot because his powers are limited, therefore you must know the limit of your powers. 'A dog can break bones but cannot break a piece of iron'.

You threw your spear on the skilled blacksmith who forged it.
Meaning: You wasted your wealth without reflection; today you become a beggar.

A man that is used to breaking rules, will die in an incorrect way.
Meaning: If someone cheats, they will be cheated in return.

Where there is peace a billhook (sickle) can be used to cut
your hair or shave your beard.
Meaning: Peace is a very important asset on which every success depends.

A union is made up of two people
Meaning: People need each other.

An astute undertaking requires two persons
Meaning: Good planning, decision making or work requires the participation or involvement of more than one person.

Two skinny and weak dogs cannot fail to overcome a fierce animal
Meaning: There is power in union.

A visible stone does not harm a hoe.
Meaning: When you have been alerted to what you have to fear, you are able to be seriously careful or prudent

Tips to Help You Have Your Best Year Ever

Because one is in a hurry he is not born before his mother and father.
Explanation: No matter how impatient a person is he does not change the order of nature.

"At a time when girls fill the land old age caught up with me," said the old man.
Explanation: Regretting what one can no longer do. (Regret, Limitation).

The dog can bark when people are passing, but look at him: his bed is as dirty as ashes.
Meaning: Don't trust the appearances; the bragging man can be a very poor and stupid fellow.

'A predacious bird can prey on some animals but not on a crocodile'.
Moral Teaching: There are certain things any human being
can do and others he cannot because his powers are limited, therefore you must know the limit of your powers 'A dog can break bones but cannot break a piece of iron'.

He who does not know a medicine defecates on it
Meaning: Ignorance kills

What you do not know cannot kill you
Meaning: People should be judged according to their intentions.

He who hates growth kills a calf
Meaning: Some people neglect the development of the youth because they don't foresee their importance in the future (some other people do it purposely to avoid competition).

You cannot throw one thing while you are holding many other things
Meaning: Prioritization is important.

Many millet grains do not make porridge
Meaning: Sometime quality is better than quantity.

Two responsibilities cannot be held at the same time
Meaning: Two important tasks cannot be done at the same time.

Live your Life without Limits

'A thief does not reap more than the farmer himself'.
(b) Explanation: Some people use the fact that thieves will steal their crops as an excuse for not farming at all. This proverb admits this fact but goes on to say that, however much thieves may take from your farm, you as the farmer will always harvest more crops than they can.
(c) Moral Teaching: The moral lesson of this proverb is like the two previous ones, but its emphasis is slightly different. In every enterprise some minor losses should be expected and they should not deter you from embarking upon it, because with persistence and dogged-determination some reasonable reward will be reaped in the end.

'The vulture cannot cure baldness,
(because if it can it would have cured its own baldness.)
(b) Moral Teaching: In the traditional society some people lay claim to certain powers to cure diseases, to make others wealthy or to make barren women productive. The problem is, how do you test the validity of the claims that they make? This proverb establishes a standard for evaluating such claims. Whatever powers a person claims to have, such powers must be seen to make a practical
difference to his own life before his claims could be accepted as valid, and so anybody who accepts such claims without this test of their validity will be considered gullible. The proverb is counselling against the tendency to be gullible in such matters and recommends critical assessment and discernment instead of gullibility.

'The chicken says, "Fear is life".'
(b) Moral Teaching: There is time to show bravery and time to show 'fear, i.e. cautious retreat.

'There is no rain whose flood can submerge all mountains'
i.e. there is an end to every fall of rain.
(b) Moral Teaching: There is an end to everything and people are supposed to use this knowledge to guide their behaviour or to comfort themselves in their sufferings.

'Even the longest life ends in a grave, it does not prolong its longevity
beyond the grave'.
(b) Moral Teaching: This proverb also teaches that there is an end to everything especially to wealth and life. This warning, however, is not supposed to lead to a preparation for another life, or for a life that has no end. The purpose is rather to warn people to live circumspective and to avoid living without any thought of the end.

A baboon laughs at the buttocks of another baboon
Meaning: Everyone has his/her weakness.

It is better to be poor when one is young, rather than becoming poor at old age
Meaning: Young people should work hard.

To teach a heavy minded person is a lost of time of energy.
Everything passes over his his head.
Meaning: Don't loose your to share with somebody who has no intention of attention.

You can hang an item from where you are seated but when you want
to get it down you have to stand up.
Meaning: It is easier to start a conflict or war than to stop it.

When an epidemic does not kill you, it gives you some benefits.
Meaning: Conflict, war or calamities have both negative and positive consequences.

Powerful Words to Unlock your hidden genius

If a strange happening keeps occurring, it is a bad omen.
Meaning: Certain behaviors are obvious signs of death or danger. Stubbornness leads to negative consequences in the end.

The word that loves you stays in the belly.
Meaning: Bad words should not be spoken.

One does not say everything as if he or she is dying.
Meaning: Not every truth is worthy to be said.

'A stranger does not hold the head of a coffin.'
(b) Explanation: In some villages people are not all buried in one common graveyard. Sometimes the type of death a person dies determines where the body should be buried and usually those who hold the head of the coffin know where the body will be sent for burial. A person who is new to a village community cannot know this, he needs time to learn it.

'It is because of shame that the harlot does not use the main street of a
village'.
(b) Explanation: Harlotry is one of the social evils in the traditional society and its practice produces a sense of guilt which is regarded as a punishment to those who indulge in it.
(c) Moral Teaching: Evil behaviour has its own punishment, i.e. it does not pay in the long run to misbehave and therefore people must refrain from doing evil and learn to do good.

'The person who steals mushrooms hears the evening announcement'.
(b) Explanation: In the villages people who have found their crops or any personal belongings stolen cause an announcement to be made in the evening about the stolen crops or articles. In the announcement they ask the thieves to return the stolen goods or else they will be handed over to the gods for punishment. Usually they mention the name of a powerful god who is believed to invariably kill all evildoers. Thieves therefore listen carefully to the evening announcement and they also dread
it. It may happen that someone has stolen some crops and his guilty conscience will cause him to behave as if he had heard an announcement about the crops he has stolen, even though there is no announcement. In other words, his conscience will be accusing him of his wrong deed.
(c) Moral Teaching: Guilty conscience is a form of punishment for wrong doing which any normal wrong-doer cannot escape and so it is better to stop doing wrong and do good.

'The person who has gone into a patch of giant-grass does not complain of
skin irritation.
(b) Explanation: This proverb comes from a farming experience and especially from farmers who work on the grassland. Sometimes they have to walk through the giant-grass to go to their farms and this produces a lot of skin irritation.
(c) Moral Teaching: The skin irritation caused by the giant-grass may be compared to minor distractions in the pursuance of one's objectives. The moral lesson of this proverb and of similar ones that will follow is that you must expect minor distractions in any effort that you put forth to realize certain objectives but do not let these minor distractions deter you from achieving your goals. You should not vacillate but be resolute and persistent in the pursuance of your goals.

'Once you make up your mind to cross a river by walking through, you do not
complain of getting your stomach wet'.
(b) Moral Teaching:Once you put your hand to the plough you do not look behind.

Simple Words to Boost your Motivation

The unlucky man's hope prevented him from committing suicide.
Meaning: Hope leads to a successful and victorious life.

Free things decrease one's intelligence.
Meaning: Giving material things to someone without challenging him/her to work creates in him/her the dependency syndrome.

Water aid does not remove completely the dirt.
Meaning: Working hard is more rewarding than depending on handouts.

Where there is no jealousy a small hare's leather is enough to cover four people.
Meaning: Where there is no jealousy people are able to share the little they have.

The crowd does not lie
Moral Teaching: What the majority agrees on in one accord is trustworthy and acceptable.

The person who is cruel dies twice (by his cruelty he has already died socially, then he dies a natural death).
Meaning: To live happily with others one must avoid cruelty.

The happiness of a pregnant woman is a child.
Explanation: A woman reaches personal happiness and psychological fulfillment in motherhood to which she thus naturally tends.

A home carries weight because of the husband.
Explanation: People tend to show little consideration for a home without a husband. His presence, onthe other hand, guarantees respect for everybody in it.

The man is the central pole of the house.
Explanation: Traditional houses have a central pole supporting the roof and keeping the building in place. Man has the same task in the family.

'A beggar can beg for certain things but cannot beg for an ostrich's egg'.
Explanation: The egg of an ostrich is rare and therefore very difficult to get. Moral Teaching: Do not
be over ambitious..

'A child can swallow a big morsel of cornmeal food but cannot
swallow big matters'.
Explanation: A child can handle easy matters but cannot handle serious ones because his experience is limited; therefore he should limit himself to easier matters and should not presume that he can handle serious matters.
Moral Teaching: Do not be overambitious..

'A kitten can catch only a baby mouse'.
Moral Teaching: Always do what you can and have a realistic estimation of your abilities. Avoid overestimation of your powers.

'You cannot crack two palmnuts in the mouth at the same time'.
Explanation: It is easier to crack one palmnut of a special oil-palm tree than to crack two with the teeth.
Moral Teaching: Do not try to do too much at once. Learn to do one thing at a time.

'It is difficult to tell whether a swimmer is drowning or not'.
Explanation: Fishermen are usually good swimmers and it is taken for granted that they will never be drowned and so even if they are drowning the onlookers may take their struggle to save themselves as a performance of some new swimming strokes and will not make any attempt to save them.
Moral Teaching: Those who say that they are steady morally should be careful lest they fall.

'It is a living tree that has vines around it'.
Moral Teaching: This proverb may be used to teach a person who has many friends because of his favourable economic situation to be watchful because his friends may desert him when he becomes poor. Do not forget yourself in time of your success.

'A lazy man does not make a farm close to the footpath'. (if he does so he will be
advertising his own laziness.)
Moral Teaching: Do not foolishly advertise your weaknesses but rather put your best foot forward.

'The cat does not go into a meat trade,' (if it does it will eat up the meat and the
meat trade will collapse.)
Moral Teaching: This proverb is also advising on the adoption of the right and realistic attitude.

Chicken egg cannot turn its hen over.
Explanation:This is an advice to some young people who by their book knowledge, might claim to know better than their parents. This proverb can also be a lesson to many Christians who instead of begging God to forgive them by His grace, they tell God what they want Him to do for them.

Ants are fused around where there is a greasy palm nut.
Explanation: Relatives and friends of a wealthy man used the opportunity of being members of the family or friends of the rich man to converge on him until he is broke. But when his avenue of wealth is closed, no more relatives or friends, can be seen around him.

A dog cannot bite you when it has warned you.
Meaning: One is not likely to fall into the trap of his enemy when the latter has warned him/her.

When a drum that used to scare you is drumming, you have to run away.
Meaning: It is wise to recognize the signs of danger

Put your Life in Perspective

'Suffering and happiness are twins'.
Moral Teaching: Life is a mixture of joy and suffering and so we must learn to accept both, and the acceptance of both is a sign of maturity.

'The crab says that when you see it walking clumsily
it does not mean that it has lost its way'.
Moral Teaching: This proverb can be used by anybody whose actions are misunderstood, to warn those who judge him that he has not forgotten the essential principles that guide his behaviour. The proverb warns against the practice of misjudging the basic principles that guide the behaviour of people.

'A cripple does not start a war song'.
Explanation: Usually when war songs are sung they arouse a fighting spirit in men or arouse them to do some daring deeds; thus the leader of the song must be strong enough to take part in any war-like activity that may follow the singing. A cripple can lead a war song but cannot take part in the warlike activities that may follow from it and this will expose his infirmity.
Moral Teaching: 'A Cripple starting a war song means a person who claims certain qualities that he does not have and such people's empty claims are exposed in due time. This proverb is, therefore, a warning against empty boasting and recommending the virtue of humility.

'You change your steps according to the rhythm of the drum'.
Explanation: During the course of drumming and dancing the rhythm of the leading drum causes the steps of the dancers to change.
Moral Teaching: Adapt yourself and your conduct to changing circumstances and do not be unreasonably rigid in your thinking and behaviour.

'The head of a child who wears an adult's hat is always all covered up to his face'.
Moral Teaching: Experience is used to teach children not to attempt what is beyond their powers. 'The man with a miserable life is never tired of it'.
Moral Teaching: Appreciate what you have by knowing its real value and do not undervalue it through unhealthy comparison.

A bird cannot know when the sorghum is ready (to eat) unless it flies.
Meaning: A lazy person is not aware of opportunities.

He who is not careful gets contaminated.
Meaning: Carelessness has devastating consequences on one's life.

When you stay with a careless person, you end up becoming careless just like him/her
Meaning: Bad behavior is contagious.

The night does not last until the good season.
Meaning: Everything has its beginning and end.

A night without roosters will still end.
Meaning: Hope does not necessarily have to be based on tangible signs.

Parables of Success

The water, which boils, does not forget its home.

Meaning: When you pour the water out, it flows as a small stream-This proverb is used to show
that the behavior of a person depends greatly on how he/she was brought up.

A true person is the one who gives birth to a foolish child.

Meaning. There is no guarantee that an honored man must beget responsible and honorable
children. (The Devil was once the Angel).

No body tells a stream, where to flow.

Meaning: There is a particular way of doing things right.

If it doesn't resemble dad, it resembles mum.

Meaning: Children take after their parents, not only in looks but also in character.

If it doesn't resemble dad, it resembles mum.

Meaning: Children take after their parents, not only in looks but also in character.

An adult should avoid any scandalous behavior in front of children, otherwise,
he will be made fun of him.

Meaning: Kids can't discern the evil in their elders, they are used to sacralise their
greatness.

Kindness is not so often recognised: don't expect gratitude immediately.

Meaning: God will thank you on behalf of stupid consumers of your kindness.

Don't imitate everything you observed in town; better to avoid that home.

Meaning: Be prudent with whatever you discover in the street. Respect your home.

A cord is completely naked. A poor man or woman is like that.

Meaning: He reached the last degree of penury.

A fence does not enter another.

Meaning: A spouse should not have an affair with his/her neighbor

You don't look upwards at a tree that you know you are not supposed to climb.

Meaning: One is not supposed to have lustful thoughts for what he/she has no right to (with
allusion to someone else's spouse or possessions).

A woman does not sit on her toes unless she wants to develop two careers.

Meaning: A woman is supposed to avoid any behavior that would arouse men's sexual desires.

A tree is straightened while it is still young.

Meaning: It is easy to correct children's behaviors when they are still young.

Failure to bring up correctly your child leads to being insulted by the sons-in-law.

Meaning: Bad upbringing leads to disgrace.

Word of Life

A poor workman blames his tools.
Meaning : A person who blames other's for his failures.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Meaning : Be grateful for whatever you have.

Action speaks louder than words:
Meaning : One should implement his actions, rather than keep talking about them.

A Jack of all trades is a master of none.
Meaning : One should excel in one skill rather than dabbling in too many.

A Penny saved is a Penny earned.
Meaning : One must understand the importance of saving money.

A merry heart makes a long life.
Meaning : Being happy brings good health.

A stitch in time saves nine.
Meaning : One should avoid procrastinating.

A little learning is a dangerous thing.
Meaning : One should have full knowledge, rather than spreading incomplete information.

A person is known by the company he keeps.
Meaning : One is judged according to the friends he has.

As you sow, so shall you reap.
Meaning : As you do to others, the same comes back to you.

All that glitters is not gold.
Meaning : One should not be led by appearance.

Old is gold.
Meaning : The past has important lessons in our present.

Thoughts for Today

The best way to eat an elephant in your path is cut him up into little pieces.

Meaning: The best way to solve a problem is to solve it bit by bit.

A sugarcane is sweetest at the joint.

Meaning: What seems to be hard to achieve in real life is often the best.

He who does not know one thing knows another.

Meaning: No one knows everything, but everyone knows something.

It takes a whole village to raise a child.

Meaning: Everyone in a community should be responsible for helping to raise a
child.

Rain does not fall on one roof alone.

Meaning: Trouble comes to everyone at one time or another.

After a foolish deed comes remorse.

Meaning: After you have done something foolish, you feel sorry for doing it.

A roaring lion kills no game.

Meaning: You cannot gain anything by sitting around talking about it. You must
get up and work for it.

Restless feet may walk into a snake pit.

Meaning: It is easy for a person to get into trouble when he or she is not
busy doing something.

Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.

Meaning: If you do not use the knowledge that you have, you cannot expect to
gain anything from it.

Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.

Meaning: Don't look at your mistakes; look at what caused you to make the
mistakes.

Only a fool tests the depth of water with both feet.

Meaning: It is not wise to jump into a situation before thinking about it.

Wherever a man goes to dwell, his character goes with him.

Meaning: Your character follows you wherever you go.

Life is like a shadow and a mist; it passes quickly by, and is no more.

Meaning: Life is short, and you only live it once.

If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended forgive.

Meaning: If you upset someone, apologize to him or her. If someone upsets you,
forgive him or her.

Simple and Direct Advice on Living a Good Life

A wise man who knows proverbs, reconciles difficulties.

Meaning: If you can understand the meaning and lesson behind a proverb, you will understand where your problems begin and how to resolve them.

Rain beats a leopard's skin, but it does not wash out the spots.

Meaning: This is most recognized as "You can not change a leopard's spots." Basically, it is believed that people don't change. In truth though, if you really want too, you can become more enlightened and change your thoughts and perceptions, which in turn will change your "spots."

The moon moves slowly, but it crosses the town.

Meaning: Think of Aesop's story of the Tortoise and the Hare... even if you move slowly toward your goal, you will eventually get there. Fast doesn't always equal best.

When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
Meaning: Listen to those that are wiser, more experienced, and have achieved success in their lives in a moral and ethical manner. Then apply what you learn. Don't listen to those who would give you bad advice just to hold you back.

No one tests the depth of a river with both feet.

Meaning: Take the time to do your "homework" when considering a new proposition. Don't jump in blindly without due diligence.

If you understand the beginning well, the end will not trouble you.

Meaning: Work out a step-by-step strategy of what you want to accomplish. Break it down into tiny steps and understand the path that you want to take.

To engage in conflict, one does not bring a knife that cuts - but a needle that sews.
Meaning: Use understanding to resolve conflicts, not criticism and harsh words.

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.

Meaning: Find and put together a mentor team to help you with your goals. A forward looking, positive, supportive group will help you reach success faster than going it alone. In other words, there is strength in numbers.

Do not step on the dog's tail and he will not bite you.
Meaning: Help others and they will help you. If you run rough-shod over others, they will become embittered and bite back.

A chattering bird builds no nest.

Meaning: Stop talking about what you want to do in life... you need to begin doing it! If you don't begin, you can never have what you want.

Little by little grow the bananas.

Meaning: Every small step you take toward what you want to have, be or do, gets you closer to your goal. Sometimes, it takes time for the "fruit" to ripen, but it will in the end.

A single bracelet does not jingle.

Meaning: Sometimes it takes many to affect a change.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

Meaning: We learn and grow when times are tough. The lessons learned can then be applied to make things smoother and easier. If you never have opposition, how can you begin to understand what works and what doesn't?

Unless you call out, who will open the door?

Meaning: When required, ask for help. You won't receive it unless you let people know that you need their assistance. And when you ask, doors of opportunity often open.

Move your neck according to the music.

Meaning: Go with the flow. Keeping your "neck stiff" and unyielding only leads to strain and pain.

When you see clouds gathering, prepare to catch rainwater.

Meaning: This is similar to the saying "make lemonade out of lemons." Be prepared to look for opportunities to "catch" and turn into something useful when you see problems surfacing.

He who does not cultivate his field, will die of hunger.

Meaning: Ideas are your seeds, but you need to "plant" those seeds in "fertile soil" in order for them to grow and produce results. If you don't nurture yourself and your ideas, how can you expect to prosper?

Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.

Meaning: Too many people gain knowledge in a few or many subjects, but never do anything with that knowledge. What good is it to know something and not use it to better yourself or others from that knowledge? Just filling your head with information is useless unless you put it to good use.

We will water the thorn for the sake of the rose.

Meaning: You can't have a beautiful flower like the rose without dealing with some thorns along the way. In the same way, a good life is filled with "thorns" that you need to remove or overcome, but is well worth the effort in the end.

A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing.

Meaning: Don't try to do everything at once. A steady pace - constantly taking small steps toward your goal - will help you achieve what you want to accomplish. Also, taking small steps can help you to avoid or overcome problems that may arise before they become too overwhelming.

Until the lion has his or her own storyteller, the hunter will always have the best part of the story.

Meaning: There are always two parts to every story. The person telling his portion will always be the one to make it sound as if they were the victor against terrible odds - or the victim of some horrible deed. Everyone embellishes their version of a story. You can't know the truth of the matter until you hear the other half. Then, usually the real truth is somewhere in the middle.