Igbo proverbs

A snake that swallows its neighbor will have a tail sticking out of its mouth.

A woman who needs to borrow a calabash cannot count on going early to the stream.

When a person is not as she used to be, she does not behave as she used to behave.

A person who is being carried to the market does not realize that the way is long.

A man who believes that he can do everything, let him dig a grave and bury himself.

If a baby crawls up to me and pinches me, I will get on my knees and pinch him back.

When a poor man gets a little money, his thoughts go off in ten different directions.

Do not argue with a fool, for people will not be able to tell between the two of you.

What gives the child the itch has already given him the fingernails for scratching it.

A pot trader whose fortunes are all invested in her clay pots isn't much of a merchant.

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