Flog my erring child comes from the lips, “don’t hurt him/her” comes from the bottom of the heart.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
If a child is not well-behaved, she is not sent by the mother to go alone to the market to buy things for her.Nigerian
The king's ambassador is without sin.
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Whoever says "let's fight" does not know who will be victorious.
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It is the fear of offence that makes men swallow poison.
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Any wealth that takes only a market week to acquire is sure to contain in it things for which the gods will surely come to make claims.
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A child who has no mother will not have scars to show on his back.
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