451 Nigerian Proverbs / Page 23
441. Without retaliation, evils would one day become extinct from the world.
442. Words are sweet but they can never replace food.
443. You can't jump from one tree to another but you can from one man to another.
444. You can't use your hand to force the sun to set.
445. You cannot compare the living with the dead.
446. You cannot roast corn with two eyes.
447. You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
448. You do not look for a black sheep at night.
449. You do not need a big stick to break a cock's head.
450. You know who you love, but you can't know who loves you.
451. Your own rags are better than another's gown.