Proverbs and old sayings Igbo

78 proverbs and old sayings igbo

If a young man is not prudent in seeking what killed his father, what killed his father may also kill him.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about prudence, man

The mind is like a bag; everyone has one.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about mind

Criticism of the brave is behind his back.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about criticism

In the daytime do we chase the black goat.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about magic

A man has the same last name as his brother.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about name, man

Dog eats excreta, but goat gets rotten teeth.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo

God swats flies for an animal that has no tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about god

Dancing the drum will be done where the drum is.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo

The prince is never guilty in his father's court.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo

Bump-thump-scratch. It's all on a big man's skin.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about man

The best way to eat hot soup is little by little.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo

The piglet has the same type of snout as her mother.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about mother

He who spits towards the sky is spitting on his face.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about sky, face

You may be clever but you can never lose your shadow.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about intelligence, shadow

When the music stops, a deaf person continues to dance.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about music, dance, people

If the kernels are not finished, the jaw will not rest.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about rest

A man with a missing tooth does not eat ugiri with relish.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about man

A guest mourner does not wail as though his heart is broken.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about heart

One who knows everything at times draws water with a basket.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about water

A bad habit that lasts more than a year may turn into a custom.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about habits, bad luck, bad