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You cannot roast corn with two eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about eyes, contentment

A single tree can not make a forest.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

A snake which escapes fills a basket.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

A lounging lizard catches no crickets.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

It is the first step that is difficult.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

A person who has children does not die.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about children, people, death

A mother is gold, a father is a mirror.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about mother

A tree is best measured when it's down.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

A wealthy man will always have followers.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about man

A clay pot of water is never hot-tempered.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about water

One goat cannot carry another goat's tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

A goat owned by two people sleeps outside.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about people

If one finger brought oil it soiled others.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

The disobedient fowl obeys in a pot of soup.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

You cannot compare the living with the dead.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about contentment

A fowl does not forget where it lays it eggs.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

A glorious past is the work of a glorious man.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about past, work, man

A friendly person is never a good-for-nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about people, nothing, good, good luck

A tiger does not have to proclaim its tigri-tude.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

A speedy wrestling and a bad fall go hand in hand.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about fall, bad luck, bad