Yoruba are people of South West Nigeria and Benin, numbering about 20 million. Today many of the large cities in Nigeria (including Lagos, Ibadan, and Abeokuta) are in Yoruba land. In this note I will share with you some Yoruba Proverbs you would like to ponder over.
These proverbs are only a few among the tons of Yoruba proverbs out there, but surely these few proverbs have enlightened me and taught me how to behave and I know it will also touch you. If you have any questions, use Studbook Ask and get the answers that matters to you.
Avoid Exaggeration:
Don't exaggerate. "What sort of hole does the rat live in that makes him say that household work preoccupied it" (Yoruba proverb)
Live your life no matter the Conditions you find Yourself:
Live your life according to the conditions you find yourself in, for they say, "Where life catches up with one, there one lives it" (Yoruba proverb)
Always Do Things According to Your Capacity:
One should not attempt a task that is beyond one's capability, as elders will say "The brown ant cannot lift a boulder" (Yoruba proverb).
Staying Out of Troubles:
One does not get into trouble for minding one's own business because "'I was in my home' is never the guilty party in a dispute" (Yoruba proverb).
Watch Your Actions to avoid Destroying Your Reputations:
Reputations are easy to destroy but most difficult to repair, as they say, "The disgrace one incurs in one day does not disappear that soon" (Yoruba proverb).
Always be on Guard No Matter What:
"It is the master's engaging in silly antics that affords the pawn the opportunity to laugh so hard that he tosses his cutlass away" (Yoruba proverb).
Among all these proverbs, there is none that you should deem insignificant or unimportant. Words like this always have the potential to make the greatest impact in your life, especially those you think are insignificant.
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