The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree said he would praise himself if no one else did.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
If you want to give a sick man medicine, let him first be really ill -- so that he can see how well the medicine works.Nigerian
Being happy is better than being king.
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Mud houses don't burn.
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That which brings misfortune is not big.
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Guilt is like the footprint of a hippopotamus.
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The only insurance against fire is to have two houses.
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