Today’s African Proverb (6.8.13)
The knife for flaying an elephant does not need to be a big one as long as it is sharp. (Niger, Nigeria- Hausa)
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Here is the original language version: http://karinmagana.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/wu%C6%99ar-fi%C9%97ar-giwa-ba-girma-gare-ta-ba/