2049 African Proverbs / Page 63
- 621. He is a fool who praises the fruit of a tree and forgets its roots.
 - 622. He is a wise man who has no worries about the things he doesn't have but he rejoices for those things that he has.
- 623. He on whose head we would break a coconut never stands still.
- 624. He ought to be feared who sends you with a message, not the one to whom you are sent.
- 625. He that beats the drum for the mad man to dance is no better than the mad man himself.
- 626. He that dines with the gods must do so with a very long spoon.
- 627. He that fights for a ne'er-do-well has nothing to show for it except a head covered in earth and grime.
- 628. He that fought the lion must surely have the lion's claws in his body.
- 629. He who angers you controls you.
- 630. He who asks for the meaning of a proverb has called her/his mother's dowry a waste.
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