Idioms from the Motherland

A gift from a philly fair-trade establishment, my office calendar poses thoughtful quips on a daily basis.
Today's knowledge nugget comes from Uganda, and reads:

"He who walks in front gives you wisdom."

This manages to cover many examples in a simple statement, and is exactly why i look forward to flipping to the next day each morning.
It applies to a line of ducks, geese or other follow-the-leader avian families.
It also applies to jungle explorers, pyramid robbers, ancient ruin swindlers, burglars of clever vacation-neglected children (Kevin!) and other 'careful' groups of people stepping in booby traps. In those situations, you never want to lead, especially if you're stuck on an island with a resourceful french scientist and a time-traveling cloud of smoke, or committing petty theft in a house with a child who owns a tarantula and understands the physics of swinging paint buckets and forehead pain.