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“Whether the knife falls on the melon, or the melon falls on the knife, the melon suffers.”

In an unequal conflict, it is always the weaker side that bears the damage.

— Traditional Mozambique Wisdom, Mozambique

Source: Traditional Mozambique proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Mozambique

“You cannot dance well on only one leg.”

Balance and full commitment are needed to do anything properly.

Source: Traditional Mozambique proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“Slander spoken by the stream will be heard by the frogs.”

Gossip and secrets always spread; nothing said in the open truly stays hidden.

Source: Traditional Mozambique proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“On a dead tree there are no monkeys.”

People gather where there is life and opportunity, not around what has already failed.

Source: Traditional Mozambique proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“If you do not travel, you will marry your own sister.”

Leaving home to see the wider world is essential; those who never leave stay narrow and limited.

Source: Traditional Mozambique proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“A snake that you can see does not bite.”

A visible, acknowledged danger can be managed; it is the hidden threat that harms you.

Source: Traditional Mozambique proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“Witch doctors do not sell their potions to each other.”

True experts recognize their own kind and do not need to trade among themselves.

Source: Traditional Mozambique proverb, public-domain oral tradition