61 Yoruba Proverbs
1. !['i nearly killed the bird.' no one can eat 'nearly' in a stew.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'i nearly killed the bird.' no one can eat 'nearly' in a stew.
2. ![A great affair covers up a small matter.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A great affair covers up a small matter.
3. ![A man with a cough cannot conceal himself.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A man with a cough cannot conceal himself.
4. ![A proverb is the horse that can carry one swiftly to the discovery of ideas.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A proverb is the horse that can carry one swiftly to the discovery of ideas.
5. ![A stammerer would eventually say father.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A stammerer would eventually say father.
6. ![After we fry the fat, we see what is left.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
After we fry the fat, we see what is left.
7. ![Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.
8. ![As long as there are lice in the seams of the garment there must be bloodstains on the fingernails.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
As long as there are lice in the seams of the garment there must be bloodstains on the fingernails.
9. ![As there is guilt in innocence, there is innocence in guilt.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
As there is guilt in innocence, there is innocence in guilt.
10. ![Ashes always fly back in the face of him who throws them.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Ashes always fly back in the face of him who throws them.
11. ![Because friendship is pleasant, we partake of our friend's entertainment; not because we have not enough to eat in our own house.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Because friendship is pleasant, we partake of our friend's entertainment; not because we have not enough to eat in our own house.
12. ![Covetousness is the father of unfulfilled desires.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Covetousness is the father of unfulfilled desires.
13. ![Diseased genitals must keep to themselves.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Diseased genitals must keep to themselves.
14. ![Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum.
15. ![For no man could be blessed without the acceptance of his own head.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
For no man could be blessed without the acceptance of his own head.
16. ![Gossips always suspect that others are talking about them.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Gossips always suspect that others are talking about them.
17. ![He who eats well speaks well or it is a question of insanity.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
He who eats well speaks well or it is a question of insanity.
18. ![He who throws a stone in the market will hit his relative.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
He who throws a stone in the market will hit his relative.
19. ![If something that was going to chop off your head only knocked off your cap, you should be grateful.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If something that was going to chop off your head only knocked off your cap, you should be grateful.
20. ![If we stand tall it is because we stand on the backs of those who came before us.. Yoruba Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If we stand tall it is because we stand on the backs of those who came before us.
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