If neither animal nor vegetable you be, then mineral you are. If one finger brought oil it soiled others.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
Your own rags are better than another's gown.Nigerian
The well gives, but the bucket refuses.
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When mother cow is cropping grass, her young one watches her mouth.
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The weak warrior wearing sandals overcomes the brave with a thorn in his foot.
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When a dying man cries, it is not because of where he is going which he knows nothing about, but because of what he wishes he would have done in the world he is leaving behind.
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The thirsty fig sits waiting patiently, waiting for the arrival of the rains.
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