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