Nigerian Proverbs

* If a toad jumps around in the daytime, it is either chasing something or something is chasing it.
* A bird that flies from the ground onto an anthill does not know that it is still on the ground.
* Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten.
* The Earth moves at different speeds depending on who you are.
* When the elephants fight it is the grass that suffers.
* The child that will not allow his parents to sleep through the night must be prepared to stay awake himself.
* A person once bitten by a snake will be scared by an old rope.
* When the bush is on fire, the antelope ceases to fear the hunter's bullet.
* He who dines with the dogs will eat feces.
* A snake will always give birth to something long.
* It's the house of the coward that men stand and point at the spot where the brave man's compound used to be.
* None but the brave deserves the fair.
* In the city of the blind, the man with one eye will be king.
* When an old man sees a snake and refuses to run, he is prepared to die!
* What an old man will see while seating, a small child cannot see even standing on top of a mountain!
* When a masquerade dances well in a parade, the owner will be happy.
* The one-eyed man does not thank God until he sees a blind man.
* When it is to do something that is very difficult, don't say you can do it.
* He who throws a stone in the market will hit his relative.
* The Mouse that makes jest of a cat has already seen a hole nearby.
* If you don't pay attention to the pot, the contents will spill and quench the fire.
* From frying pan to fire.