African Proverbs and Their Meanings

The dirtiness of a pig, does not stop it from being eaten

• meaning:
  Whatever that is going to di will surely die

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It is not the colour that the chameleon has at present that matters, but when rain falls, thunder storm, lightening comes and sun shines, would the chameleon retain its colour?

• meaning:
  The worth of a man is known in the days of adversity.