A hat and the brain December 31, 2022 By Africa Proverbs | Delete User Proverb in the local language Sou mbajaney done nana yore, kaine dou ko solla. Proverb's direct translationIf the hat drank the brain, no one would wear it. Proverb's meaningNobody knowingly brings himself/herself problems. From: Wolof General comments The Wolof are spread over Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania.