'Garab bu dul menya du am yorn.' (There's hardly a path to a fruitless tree). Kotchi Barma was credited to have said this to the 'Damel' (king) of Cayor.
The king was kinda perplexed that his subjects were indifferent to a war that he wanted to wage against the kingdom of Baol. In a sense, Kotchi Barma was telling him why he shouldn't expect the loyalty and devotion of his people if he cannot love and treat them with respect.
Proverbs are awesome. Chinua Achebe of blessed memory said "proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten." So, older folks like myself use 'em a lot, not to gaduwalleh/garuwalleh as tards would think, but to convey messages, particularly where the aim's to remove a stinger without getting stung.
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