19 Famous Ibo Proverbs

Famous Proverbs / Ibo Proverbs

11. Ours is ours, but mine is mine.
12. Shall we kill a snake and carry it in our hand when we have a bag for putting long things in?
13. The eye is not harmed by sleep.
14. The rain does not recognize anyone as a friend; it drenches all equally.
15. What an elder sees sitting; the young can't see standing.
16. When a new saying gets to the land of empty men they lose their heads over it.
17. When the brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father's estate.
18. Wherever something stands, another thing stands beside it.
19. Words are sweet, but they never take the place of food.

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