The elders of a community are the voice of God.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
A one-eyed person does not thank god until he meets a blind person at prayer.Nigerian
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
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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.
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The glow-works light the nights, but more so the night that their mother prepares porridge.
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One finger cannot remove lice from the head.
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A woman who is not successful in her own marriage has no advice to give to her younger generations.
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