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21. A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.. Nigerian Proverb. A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.

22. A fowl does not forget where it lays it eggs.. Nigerian Proverb. A fowl does not forget where it lays it eggs.

23. A friendly person is never a good-for-nothing.. Nigerian Proverb. A friendly person is never a good-for-nothing.

24. A glorious past is the work of a glorious man.. Nigerian Proverb. A glorious past is the work of a glorious man.

25. A goat owned by two people sleeps outside.. Nigerian Proverb. A goat owned by two people sleeps outside.

26. A good name is better than gold.. Nigerian Proverb. A good name is better than gold.

27. A herbalist that refuses to ask laymen what leaves he looks for in the bush, must have difficulties getting what he wants.. Nigerian Proverb. A herbalist that refuses to ask laymen what leaves he looks for in the bush, must have difficulties getting what he wants.

28. A housewife who complains that there is not enough foodstuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone.. Nigerian Proverb. A housewife who complains that there is not enough foodstuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone.

29. A hunter who has only one arrow does not shoot with careless aim.. Nigerian Proverb. A hunter who has only one arrow does not shoot with careless aim.

30. A laughing jackal portends a witch in the rafters.. Nigerian Proverb. A laughing jackal portends a witch in the rafters.

31. A lizard that fell from the top of a tree wastes its time looking back to where it fell from; if there was anything good the lizard deserved, it could not have missed it while it was there on top of the tree.. Nigerian Proverb. A lizard that fell from the top of a tree wastes its time looking back to where it fell from; if there was anything good the lizard deserved, it could not have missed it while it was there on top of the tree.

32. A lounging lizard catches no crickets.. Nigerian Proverb. A lounging lizard catches no crickets.

33. A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity.. Nigerian Proverb. A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity.

34. A man does not wander far from where his corn is roasting.. Nigerian Proverb. A man does not wander far from where his corn is roasting.

35. A man that begets a barren cannot have a grand child.. Nigerian Proverb. A man that begets a barren cannot have a grand child.

36. A man who eases himself in public, gives cause to others to despise him.. Nigerian Proverb. A man who eases himself in public, gives cause to others to despise him.

37. A man who has one finger pointing at another has three pointing towards himself.. Nigerian Proverb. A man who has one finger pointing at another has three pointing towards himself.

38. A man who is advised and he takes it, is still a man who acts from his own free will.. Nigerian Proverb. A man who is advised and he takes it, is still a man who acts from his own free will.

39. A man who is trampled to death by an elephant is a man who is blind and deaf.. Nigerian Proverb. A man who is trampled to death by an elephant is a man who is blind and deaf.

40. A man who lives alone is either always overworked, or always overfed.. Nigerian Proverb. A man who lives alone is either always overworked, or always overfed.

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