When a tsetse fly perches on a man’s scrotum, it takes a great skill not force to kill it – Nigerian
When a tsetse fly perches on your scrotum, you must learn there are many other ways to solve a problem other than force – Nigerian
When frying groundnuts for a blind man, never stop singing – African
When hot water quarrels with flour, it is the cooking stick that always mediates – Nigerian
When one’s goat get missing, the aroma of a neighbor’s soup get suspicious – Nigerian
When the moon is shining, the cripple becomes hungry for a walk – Chinua Achebe
When the only tool that one has, is just a hammer. Then every problem becomes a nail – African
When we talk about market goers, we don’t mean periwinkle sellers – Nigerian
When you are leading cattle through different grazing grounds, they believe that you love them so much because you protect them from the elements and other wild animals. But if the cattle were to know that you were feeding them only to end up eating them, they would treat you differently – P.L.O Lumumba
When you see an old monkey, know that it has escaped many of the hunters’ arrows – African
Whenever a toad is running in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life – Nigerian
Who will say that the chameleon is black? When it changes to any available color within its vicinity? – Nigerian
Whoever presents his own head to break coconut would not be able to partake in the eating of it – Nigerian
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and also hate thee – Proverbs 25:17
You cannot jump higher than your head – Finnish
You can’t try to bring someone down and still remain up, you must either bend or break – African
You don’t water a camel with a spoon – U.S
You will not fly higher if you keep staying around those who pluck your feathers to clean their ears – Unknown
Young bamboo trees are very easy to bend – Vietnamese
