Yoruba Proverbs - page 3

Ashes always fly back in the face of him who throws them. (Yoruba Proverb)
If you damage the character of another, you damage your own.. View proverb
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Many words do not fill a basket . View proverb
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It takes a whole village to raise a child. View proverb
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A great affair covers up a small matter. View proverb
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. View proverb
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As long as there are lice in the seams of the garment there must be bloodstains on the fingernails. View proverb
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Because friendship is pleasant, we partake of our friend's entertainment; not because we have not enough to eat in our own house. View proverb
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Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum. View proverb
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Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back. View proverb
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No one rides a horse without moving his head, voluntarily or involuntarily. (Yoruba Proverb)
One is in a dilemma to choose between two conditions by weighing the merits and demerits. View proverb
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Even after healing, a man once mad would still shout "HOI” once in a while. View proverb
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The person that eat late, will not eat spoiled food. View proverb
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Prolonged endurance is what yields elderly maturity. View proverb
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As long as there are lice in the seams of the garment. View proverb
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Those who die through ignorance are many; those who die. View proverb
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