A piece of iron can only become what the blacksmith says it should become.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian
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163 proverbs and old sayings nigerian
If crocodiles eat their own eggs, what would they do to the flesh of a frog?
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian
A one-eyed person does not thank god until he meets a blind person at prayer.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about people, blind, god
A bottle of oil warmed over the fire has no means of producing oil by itself.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about fire, fire brigade
A spacious ground is the right place to demonstrate one's skill in wrestling.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about rightness
A man who is trampled to death by an elephant is a man who is blind and deaf.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about blind, death, man
A woman who has not been twice married cannot know what a perfect marriage is.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about perfection, marriage, woman
A person is a guest for one or two days, but becomes an intruder on the third.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about day, people
A man who lives on the bank of a river does not use spittle to wash his hands.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about bankers, use, man
A toad does not jump around in the daytime, unless something is after its life.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about life
A man who has one finger pointing at another has three pointing towards himself.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about man
A child who fears beating, would never admit that he played with a missing knife.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about children
A pig that is used to wallowing in the mud looks for a clean person to rub against.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about people
A man who is advised and he takes it, is still a man who acts from his own free will.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about man
A performing masquerade who tries too hard to outclass his colleagues may expose his anus.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian
A masquerade does not perform to an outside audience until he performs well at the home base.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about home
A bird that flies from the ground onto an anthill, does not know that it is still on the ground.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian
The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree said he would praise himself if no one else did.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about praise
A woman who is not successful in her own marriage has no advice to give to her younger generations.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about marriage, advice, woman
A strong man is remembered on the day of the fight, and a gluttony on the day pounded yam is surplus.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about fight, day, man
