79 Igbo Proverbs / Page 2
21. ![A snake that swallows his friend will have a tail sticking out of his mouth.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A snake that swallows his friend will have a tail sticking out of his mouth.
22. ![A snake that swallows its neighbor will have a tail sticking out of its mouth.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A snake that swallows its neighbor will have a tail sticking out of its mouth.
23. ![A travelled child knows better than the old man who sits at home.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A travelled child knows better than the old man who sits at home.
24. ![A wayward woman is like the weaver bird. She uses her perch on one tree to scout other trees.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A wayward woman is like the weaver bird. She uses her perch on one tree to scout other trees.
25. ![A woman who needs to borrow a calabash cannot count on going early to the stream.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A woman who needs to borrow a calabash cannot count on going early to the stream.
26. ![All you can tell about a big belly is that the owner has had a lot to eat, not what he had to eat.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
All you can tell about a big belly is that the owner has had a lot to eat, not what he had to eat.
27. ![An udara fruit that falls by the roadside must want to be picked up and eaten.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
An udara fruit that falls by the roadside must want to be picked up and eaten.
28. ![An udara fruit that falls on the side of the road is asking to be eaten.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
An udara fruit that falls on the side of the road is asking to be eaten.
29. ![At whatever age a child gets a problem, at the same age she has to shoulder the responsibility.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
At whatever age a child gets a problem, at the same age she has to shoulder the responsibility.
30. ![Bump-thump-scratch. It's all on a big man's skin.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Bump-thump-scratch. It's all on a big man's skin.
31. ![Criticism of the brave is behind his back.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Criticism of the brave is behind his back.
32. ![Dancing the drum will be done where the drum is.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Dancing the drum will be done where the drum is.
33. ![Do not argue with a fool, for people will not be able to tell between the two of you.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Do not argue with a fool, for people will not be able to tell between the two of you.
34. ![Dog eats excreta, but goat gets rotten teeth.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Dog eats excreta, but goat gets rotten teeth.
35. ![Everyone cut the grass. Cut the grass. Let no one call the others 'Prisoners'.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Everyone cut the grass. Cut the grass. Let no one call the others 'Prisoners'.
36. ![God swats flies for an animal that has no tail.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
God swats flies for an animal that has no tail.
37. ![He who spits towards the sky is spitting on his face.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
He who spits towards the sky is spitting on his face.
38. ![If a baby crawls up to me and pinches me, I will get on my knees and pinch him back.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If a baby crawls up to me and pinches me, I will get on my knees and pinch him back.
39. ![If a young man is not prudent in seeking what killed his father, what killed his father may also kill him.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If a young man is not prudent in seeking what killed his father, what killed his father may also kill him.
40. ![If the kernels are not finished, the jaw will not rest.. Igbo Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If the kernels are not finished, the jaw will not rest.
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