If something that was going to chop off your head only knocked off your cap, you should be grateful.
More Yoruban Proverbs:
Gossips always suspect that others are talking about them.Yoruban
You can't stop a pig from wallowing in the mud.
Yoruban
The person who has been a slave from birth does not value rebellion.
Yoruban
You cannot shave a man's head in his absence.
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The young cock crows as he hears the old one.
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