Yoruba Proverbs
Ancient Yoruba sayings You must be willing to die in order to live. When the rain falls in the valley, the hill gets angry. When wood breaks it can be repaired, but ivory breaks forever. Stop the old and try something new. One avoids danger at the early stage. The hand of the child cannot reach the shelf, nor the hand of the adult get through the neck of the gourd. Silence is an attribute of the dead; he who is alive speaks. No one rides a horse without moving his head, voluntarily or involuntarily. Truth came to market but could not be sold; however, we buy lies with ready cash. Those who die through ignorance are many; those who die because they are intelligent are few. When a king's palace burns down, the re-built palace is more beautiful . We must blame the thief first before we say that where the owner put her property improper. Little by little is how the pig’s nose enters the yard. Medicine left in the bottle can't help. What you give you ge...