Better to walk without knowing where than to sit doing nothing. Houses are the graves of the living. In life, it is always possible to reach agreement in the end. It is better to see for oneself than to be informed by a third person. Luxury begins the day a man starts wearing shoes. Men …
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Nupe Proverbs
To trouble me is better than to forget me.
More Nigerian Proverbs
A man who lives on the bank of a river does not use spittle to wash his hands. A person is a guest for one or two days, but becomes an intruder on the third. A bag that says it will not take more, and a traditional doctor who says he would not leave anything …
Kanuri Proverbs
Hope is the pillar of the world. You cannot handle fire with your hands.
Hausa Proverbs
Abundance will make cotton pull a stone. Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit. Even silence speaks. Even sugar itself may spoil a good dish. Even the Niger river must flow around an island. Every fault is laid at the door of the hyena, but it does not steal a bale of cloth. …