When the music stops, a deaf person continues to dance.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
A person can never run so fast as to run away from his backside.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person's teeth.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
When a person is not as she used to be, she does not behave as she used to behave.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
A person who is being carried to the market does not realize that the way is long.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
Do not argue with a fool, for people will not be able to tell between the two of you.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
A person who chases a chicken is due a fall. The chicken is a master of the dodged escaped.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
A person who underneath the tall palm tree is best positioned to tell on which side the ripe head is.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
A person who uses the world as his carrying pad will find himself carrying his load on his bare head.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
Whatever the type of firewood found in a place, it is usually good enough for the people of that place to cook with.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
A person who arrives at a feast when the cooked meat is being pulled out of the pot does not know what was endured by others to catch and cook it.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people
A person who happens by a neighbor's house at dinner time, and is invited to join the meal, does not swallow such large morsels as to break the string of pearls around his neck.