If gold rusts, what will iron do?
More Nigerian Proverbs:
The ox will die but its harness remains.Nigerian
Don't look for speed in a cheap horse; be content if it neighs.
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One does not become a master diviner in a day. A forest is not made in a season. The swoop of an eagle has seen many seasons and floods...
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Whoever says "let's fight" does not know who will be victorious.
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks.
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It is by the strength of their number that the ants in the field are able to carry their prey to the nest.
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