Yoruba proverbs

Ashes always fly back in the face of him who throws them.

He who throws a stone in the market will hit his relative.

Gossips always suspect that others are talking about them.

As there is guilt in innocence, there is innocence in guilt.

He who eats well speaks well or it is a question of insanity.

The butterfly that brushes against thorns will tear its wings.

When wood breaks it can be repaired, but ivory breaks forever.

'I nearly killed the bird.' no one can eat 'nearly' in a stew.

Stretch your hands as far as they reach, grab all you can grab.

Nobody knows the mysteries which lie at the bottom of the ocean.

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