A person who arrives at a feast when the cooked meat is being pulled out of the pot does not know what was endured by others to catch and cook it.
More Igbo Proverbs:
An udara fruit that falls by the roadside must want to be picked up and eaten.Igbo
A wayward woman is like the weaver bird. She uses her perch on one tree to scout other trees.
Igbo
A man who believes that he can do everything, let him dig a grave and bury himself.
Igbo
The riverside monkey is apt to be blamed for every twig found in the river.
Igbo
The world is like a goat's udder. It does not yile any milk, unless you punch and squeeze at it.
Igbo
A bad habit that lasts more than a year may turn into a custom.
Igbo