Nigerian Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
40 Nigerian Proverbs
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“Profit is profit even in Mecca.”
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“The death that will kill a man begins as an appetite.”
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“The disobedient fowl obeys in a pot of soup.”
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“The frog does not jump in the daytime without reason.”
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“The house roof fights the rain, but he who is sheltered ignores
it.”
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“The house sweeper's buttock is never at one direction.”
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“The hunter does not rub himself in oil and lie by the fire to
sleep.”
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“The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree said he would
praise himself if no one else did.”
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“The one being carried does not realize how far away the town is.”
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“When the mice laugh at the cat, there is a hole nearby.”
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“When the mouse laughs at the cat there is a hole nearby.”
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“When the next house is on fire, 'tis high time to look to your
own.”
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“You cannot compare the living with the dead.”
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“You cannot roast corn with two eyes.”
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“You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.”
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