451 Nigerian Proverbs / Page 42
- 411. When a woman cannot have good palm-nuts to give her rich oil, she still has to maintain decency in order to remain one of those that sell good quality oil.
 - 412. When a woman has ten children, there is nothing that happens in the night that she does not know about.
- 413. When a woman prepares a dish which others find unpalatable, she says that she prepared it to suit her own taste.
- 414. When an elephant falls, meat is sure to be surplus for those who follow the hunter.
- 415. When an only kolanut is presented with love, it carries with it more value than might otherwise be associated with a whole pod of several kolanuts.
- 416. When it is the turn of a man to become the head of a village, he does not need to diviner to tell him that he is destined to rule.
- 417. When man pikin dey piss, him dey hold something for hand. Woman wey try-am, go piss for her hand.
- 418. When mother cow is cropping grass, her young one watches her mouth.
- 419. When one is in trouble, one remembers God.
- 420. When one is taking a chicken from its roost, the hen is bound to attack with at least its claws.
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