Mọ̀‘jà mọ̀’sá là á mọ akínkanjú; akínkanjú tó mọ̀’jà tí ò mọ̀’sá, irú wọn níí b’ógun lọ.

Attack and retreat is the stuff of a great warrior; the warrior who knows how to fight but doesn’t know when to retreat will die with the war.

• Postproverbial: Mọ̀‘jà mọ̀’sá là á mọ akínkanjú; ológun tó bá mọ̀’jà mọ̀’sá níí t’ọ́jọ́.
  Translation: Attack and retreat is the stuff of a great warrior; the warrior who knows when to retreat and when to fight will live longer.
  

Nigeria (Yoruba)

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