Nigerian Proverbs - page 3

We can not choose who our relatives should be, even though we may come to like some better than others. (Nigerian Proverb)
We do not use our bare feet to search for hidden thorns which we have seen in day time. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
Children of the same mother do not always agree. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
Dead though the oil-palm may be, the maggot in it lives on. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The stars shine brightest when the moon is gone. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The stone in the water does not know how hot the hill is, parched by the sun. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The well gives, but the bucket refuses. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The lion basks in the rays of the giraffes sun. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The one-eyed man thanks God only when he sees a man blind in both eyes. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The only insurance against fire is to have two houses. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. (Nigerian Proverb)
The pillar of the world is hope. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
He who lives in the attic knows where the roof leaks. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
He who pursues an innocent chicken always stumbles. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
He who wishes to barter, does not like his belongings. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
Horns do not grow before the head. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
However far the stream flows, it never forgets its source. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The fish that can see that its water is getting shallower, cannot be stranded. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The fly that has no one to advise it follows the corpse into the grave. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The fowl perspires, but the feathers do not allow us to see the perspiration. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The frog does not jump in the daytime without reason. (Nigerian Proverb)
The head could not have got to where it is now if it did not give. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The heap of yams you will reap depends upon the number of mounds you have plowed. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The house roof fights the rain, but he who is sheltered ignores it. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
The hunter does not rub himself in oil and lie by the fire to sleep. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
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