Haere taka mua, taka muri; kaua e whai. Be a leader, not a follower. —— Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini. Any success should not be attributed to me alone; it was the work of us all. —— Waiho mā te tangata e mihi. Let someone else praise your virtues. —— Waiho kia pātai ana, he kaha ui te kaha. Let the questioning continue; the ability of the person is in asking questions. —— Kāore te kūmara e whāki ana tana reka. The kūmara (sweet potato) does not need to say how sweet he is. —— I orea te tuatara, ka puta ki waho. When poked at with a stick, the tuatara will emerge. (A
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