Ibo Proverbs - page 3

A person who is being carried to the market does not realize that the way is long. (Ibo Proverb)
The best way to eat hot soup is little by little. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
The big game often appears when the hunter has given up the hunt for the day. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
The lizard would like to stand erect, but his tail will not permit him. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
The mind is like a bag; everyone has one. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
The piglet has the same type of snout as her mother. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
The prince is never guilty in his father's court. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
The riverside monkey is apt to be blamed for every twig found in the river. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
What an elder sees sitting; the young can't see standing. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
Whether it was the tenant who seduced the landlord's wife, or the landlord who seduced the tenant's wife, it is the tenant who would leave the house. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
When a once-beautiful piece of cloth has turned into rags, no one remembers that it was woven by Ukwa master weavers. (Ibo Proverb)
A pot trader whose fortunes are all invested in her clay pots isn't much of a merchant. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
Everyone cut the grass. Cut the grass. Let no one call the others 'Prisoners'. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
Shall we kill a snake and carry it in our hand when we have a bag for putting long things in? View proverb
Ibo Proverb
The world is like a goat's udder. It does not yile any milk, unless you punch and squeeze at it. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A guest should not cause his host's demise. When the guest is ready to leave, his host should not have given him a hunch-back. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A man who shoots his arrows as he makes them does not realize when he has shot a whole sheaf. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A person who arrives at a feast when the cooked meat is being pulled out of the pot does not know what was endured by others to catch and cook it. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A person who underneath the tall palm tree is best positioned to tell on which side the ripe head is. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A slave boy is blamed no matter what he does: If he does not wash his hands, he is accused of being dirty. If he washes his hands, he is accused of wasting water. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
Knowing but not telling it is what kills old men. Hearing but not heeding it is what kills young men. (Ibo Proverb)
One who knows everything at times draws water with a basket. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
The world is like a goat's udder. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
All you can tell about a big belly is that the owner has had. View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A servant serves two kings, he is true to one. View proverb
Ibo Proverb