PROVERBS.

51. To be trodden upon here, to be trodden upon there, is the fate of the palm-kernel lying in the, road. jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
52. The sole of the foot is exposed to all the dirt of the road. uuu///////////////////////////////////////////////////
53. He who eats akasu eko does not know that a famine prevails.
(Akasu is a large ball of corn porridge, and hence emblematic of plenty.) cccccccccccccccccccc
54. Consideration is the senior, calculation the junior, and wisdom the third-born. mmmmmmmm
55. An obstinate man soon falls into disgrace. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
56. Inquiry saves a man from making mistakes. He who makes no inquiry gets himself into trouble. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
57. Though a man may miss other things, he never misses his mouth. uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
58. Not to aid one in distress is to kill him in your heart. uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
59. Charity is the father of sacrifice. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
60. Covetousness is the father of disease. hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
61. Never did our fathers honour an orisa of this kind. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
62. A white cloth and a stain never agree. jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
63. Thorns do not agree with the foot. yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyl
64. The stream may dry up, but the watercourse still keeps its name. hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
65. When water is poured on the head it finds its way down to the feet. jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
66. A gift is a gift, and a purchase is a purchase; so no one will thank you for saying "I sold it you very cheap." ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
67. Hawks go away for the nesting-season, and fools think they have gone away for ever. llllllllll
68. Ashes fly back in the face of him who throws them.
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69. It is the path of the needle that the thread is accustomed to follow. oooooooooooooooooooooo
70. He who is pierced with a thorn must limp off to him who has a knife. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
71. Every man's character is good in his own eyes.

72. Wherever a man goes to dwell, his character goes with him. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
73. Frogs' spawn does not attract the attention of the robber. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
74. Gently! gently! still hurts the snail. hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
75. A bribe blinds the judge's eyes, for bribes never speak the truth. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
76. Iwo is the home of the grey parrot, Ibara the home of the hawk, but where is the home of the green parrot? wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
77. Bank rises after bank, and ditch follows after ditch. When the rain falls into the ditch the banks are envious. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
78. The strength of a mortar (made of wood) is not like the strength of a pot (made of clay). Place a mortar on the fire and it will burn; pound a yam in a pot and it will break. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
79. When the monkey jumps from the tree he jumps into the house. ddddddddddddddddddddd
80. A tick having fixed itself on the mouth of a jackal, a fowl was asked to take it off; but the fowl knew that she was food for the jackal just as the tick was for her. qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
81. Gossip is unbecoming in an elder. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
82. Three elders cannot all fail to pronounce the word ekulu; one may say ekúlu, another ekulú, but third will say ekulu. sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
83. The younger should not thrust himself into the seat of the elders. wwwwwwwwwwwwwww
84. The young cannot teach the elders traditions. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
85. A man does not run among thorns for nothing. Either he is pursuing something or something is pursuing him. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
86. Everyone in the assembly has a name, but when you are summoned "in the name of the assembly" (instead of in the name of some individual in it) evil awaits you. ssssssssssssssssssssss
87. A near neighbour need not say good-bye till tomorrow. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
88. A thing thrown forward will surely be overtaken, and a thing put in the ground will be there to be dug up; but if nothing has been thrown forward, what shall be overtaken? and if nothing has been buried, what shall be dug up? qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
89. The name given to a child becomes natural to it. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
90. Gold should be sold to him who knows its value. dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
91. Time is longer than a rope. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
92. The dawn does not come twice to wake a man. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
93. The agbi (a bird with blue plumage) is the dyer in blue; the aluko (a bird with purple plumage) is the painter of purple; but the lekileki (the white crane) is the owner of the white cloth. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
94. When the rain fell upon the parrot the aluko rejoiced, thinking that the red tail of the parrot would be spoiled, but the rain only increased its brilliancy. qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
95. The akala (vulture) smells the carrion, no matter how high in the air he may be. qqqqqqqqqqqq
96. The bat hangs with his head down, watching the actions of the birds. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
97. The elephant makes a dust and the buffalo makes a dust, but the dust of the buffalo is lost in that of the elephant.

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