Even when fire has done its very worst, one still has to resort to it.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
We live by hope, but a reed never becomes an Iroko tree by dreaming.Nigerian
The lion basks in the rays of the giraffes sun.
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God keeps away flies from the tailless cow.
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The dying man is not saved by medicine.
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The crocodile does not die under the water so that we can call the monkey to celebrate its funeral.
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Although the snake does not fly it has caught the bird whose home is in the sky.
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