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

Translation: 
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: 
Ológun tó bá mọ̀’jà mọ̀’sá níí t’ọ́jọ́.
Translation: 
The warrior who knows when to retreat and when to fight will live longer.
Language - Region: 
yoruba-nigeria
Label: 
warrior
retreat