A snake which escapes fills a basket.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
A performing masquerade who tries too hard to outclass his colleagues may expose his anus.Nigerian
If one would not eat pounded yam for its own sake, one can still eat it for the sake of the soup that goes with it.
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We live by hope, but a reed never becomes an Iroko tree by dreaming.
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You do not look for a black sheep at night.
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Two men quarreling do not share the same seat on a canoe.
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Courage is the father of success.
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