19 Famous Ibo Proverbs

Famous Proverbs / Ibo Proverbs

1. A baby on its mother's back doesn't know the journey is long.
2. A bird that flies off the earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground.
3. A debt may get moldy, but it never decays.
4. A man who lives on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle.
5. Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living.
6. Anger against a brother is felt in the flesh, not in the bone.
7. Book stands by itself and experience stands by itself.
8. If you want to eat a toad, you should look for a fat and juicy one.
9. Never kill a man who says nothing.
10. Never let any mechanical device know that you are in a hurry.

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