Nigerian proverbs

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1. Eneke the bird says that since men learnt to shoot without missing, she has also being flying without perching. 

Circumstances change people.  

2. A single bracelet, does not jingle.

There is strength in numbers. Unity leads to strength.

3. If you should see a rich man eating with a poor man, the food belongs to the latter.

Exploitation is the reason the rich and politicians associate with ordinary folks

4. The lizard that fell down from the tall iroko tree says it will praise itself if no one else would.

If people don't recognize your achievements, brag about them

5. Nothing goes for nothing

Nothing on earth is really free. There is no free lunch.

6. What an elder sees sitting down, a child cannot see even from the top of the tallest iroko tree.

Children must listen to their parents and elders of the community in which they live in, because they have much more experience in life.

7. If the fowl doesn't scatter the ground, it would have to go hungry

Success doesn't come easy

8.  Until the rotten tooth is pulled out, the mouth must chew with caution

 Be very careful until your enemy is identified and eliminated

9. A man who offers his head for the breaking of the coconut will not partake in the eating of it.

Don't be the scapegoat…it won't end well for you.

10. A tree that can not carry your weight cannot crush you if it falls upon you.

A person who cannot protect you cannot destroy you either

11. A Woman who is looking for a child shouldn't sleep with her panties on

If you are looking for help, make it easy for people to help you

12.  You don't have to tell the salt seller that it's about to rain

A wise person takes caution before (s)he is told to do so

13. If you fill your mouth with a razor, you will spit blood

If you sow bad seeds, you won't reap good fruits

14.  What the child says, he has heard at home.

Be careful of what you do in front of children because they will copy.

15. Even if a goat has a frown face, it cannot lack a buyer at the market 

Do not be happy with someone’s failure because success is not for the chosen few  

16. The same sun that melts wax is also capable of hardening clay 

No situation is permanent 

17.  You can never know when a chicken sweats because of their feathers. 

Pretenders are always there and it is your role to learn your true and genuine friends. 


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