The dog I bought, bit me, the fire I kindled, burned me.
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A clear conscience is usually the sign of bad memory.
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Criticism is easy but it does not create.
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Wise people use their tongue to count the teeth.
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You cannot fatten a pig on the market day.
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If you want to eat toad, look for a fat one, so that you’ll well deserve being called a toad-eater.
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Do not tell the man carrying feaces that he stinks.
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Even an ant may harm an elephant.
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A mother does not throw the baby away with the bath water
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You cannot shave a man’s hair in his absence.
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The chicken does not know the cost of corn
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Strong people make things happen, weak people let things happen.
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Every river knows where it’s water would not be soaked up in the earth, and that’s where it flows past.
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Come visit me and come live in my house, are two different things.
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African proverbs have a lot of wisdom in them and one gets to the meaning with much deeper thought.
Expect more proverbs on Fiez – Saturdays(hopefully)💕
Wonderful!
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Thank you Vrunda!😊
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The words of our elders are words of wisdom. Achebe described proverbs as the palmoil with which words are eaten. More of this.
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Thank you lbk, for the insight.👍.
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Love it 💛
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Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it.
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Yw no problem
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