When wood breaks it can be repaired, but ivory breaks forever.
More Yoruban Proverbs:
Gossips always suspect that others are talking about them.Yoruban
You cannot shave a man's head in his absence.
Yoruban
You can't stop a pig from wallowing in the mud.
Yoruban
One who waits for chance may wait a year.
Yoruban
Work is the medicine for poverty.
Yoruban
Medicine left in the bottle can't help.
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