451 Nigerian Proverbs / Page 5
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All lizards lie on their bellies, but nobody knows which of them suffers stomach ache.82.
Allah preserve us from "If only I'd known!"83.
Although the snake does not fly it has caught the bird whose home is in the sky.84.
An ant-hill that is destined to become a giant ant-hill will definitely become one, no matter how many times it is destroyed by elephants.85.
An oil lamp feels proud to give light even though it wears itself away.86.
An old banana leaf was once young and green.87.
An old man is there to talk.88.
An old woman is not old in a song she dances well.89.
Antagonism is not good for fowls, and it is not good for goats; worse still, it is not good for human beings.90.
Any wealth that takes only a market week to acquire is sure to contain in it things for which the gods will surely come to make claims.91.
Anyone who urinates in a stream should be warned because any of his relatives may drink from the water.92.
As long as there are lice in the seams of the garment there must be bloodstains on the fingernails.93.
As long as you stay in a group, the lion will stay hungry.94.
Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.95.
At a time a cockerel matures, it begins to crow to tell the world the time of day.96.
Beauty is not sold and eaten.97.
Beetles that roll balls out of human faeces demand to be hidden away from the rich man, because there is nothing he wouldn't buy.98.
Before firing, you must take aim.99.
Before you ask a man for clothes, look at the clothes that he is wearing.100.
Being happy in one's home is better than being a chief.