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451 Nigerian Proverbs



1. "Give me a push from my back" does not mean give me a hunchback.

2. "Now the marriage begins," says the woman who has been beaten with thorns.

3. A bag that says it will not take more, and a traditional doctor who says he would not leave anything behind are both sure to suffer.. Nigerian Proverb. A bag that says it will not take more, and a traditional doctor who says he would not leave anything behind are both sure to suffer.

4. A bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad.. Nigerian Proverb. A bird does not change its feathers because the weather is bad.

5. A bird that flies from the ground onto an anthill, does not know that it is still on the ground.. Nigerian Proverb. A bird that flies from the ground onto an anthill, does not know that it is still on the ground.

6. A bottle of oil warmed over the fire has no means of producing oil by itself.. Nigerian Proverb. A bottle of oil warmed over the fire has no means of producing oil by itself.

7. A bush fowls' playground is never appreciably spacious.. Nigerian Proverb. A bush fowls' playground is never appreciably spacious.

8. A child does not die because the mother's breasts are dry.. Nigerian Proverb. A child does not die because the mother's breasts are dry.

9. A child is what you put into him.. Nigerian Proverb. A child is what you put into him.

10. A child who fears beating, would never admit that he played with a missing knife.. Nigerian Proverb. A child who fears beating, would never admit that he played with a missing knife.

11. A child who has no mother will not have scars to show on his back.. Nigerian Proverb. A child who has no mother will not have scars to show on his back.

12. A child who is carried on the back will not know how far the journey is.. Nigerian Proverb. A child who is carried on the back will not know how far the journey is.

13. A child's face is his mirror.. Nigerian Proverb. A child's face is his mirror.

14. A clay pot of water is never hot-tempered.. Nigerian Proverb. A clay pot of water is never hot-tempered.

15. A crowd is like a smoldering log which can spark into a flame at any time.. Nigerian Proverb. A crowd is like a smoldering log which can spark into a flame at any time.

16. A diviner cannot accurately divine his own future.. Nigerian Proverb. A diviner cannot accurately divine his own future.

17. A family name is not cooked and eaten, one's life is the thing.. Nigerian Proverb. A family name is not cooked and eaten, one's life is the thing.

18. A farmer does not boast that he has had a good harvest until his stock of yams lasts till the following harvest season.. Nigerian Proverb. A farmer does not boast that he has had a good harvest until his stock of yams lasts till the following harvest season.

19. A farmer does not conclude by the mere look of it that a corn is unripe; he tears it open for examination.. Nigerian Proverb. A farmer does not conclude by the mere look of it that a corn is unripe; he tears it open for examination.

20. A farmer who would not work inside the rain and would not work under the sun, would have nothing to harvest at the end of the farming year.. Nigerian Proverb. A farmer who would not work inside the rain and would not work under the sun, would have nothing to harvest at the end of the farming year.

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