Yoruba Proverbs

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Tí ọdẹ bá ro ìṣẹ́, tó bá ro ìyà, tó bá pa ẹran, kò ní fún ẹnìkan jẹ

If a hunter considers the hardship of his (hunting) expedition, he won't share his games with anyone.

(Giving can be tough (and is often sacrificial); be appreciative, at the very least)

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A kì í júbà afìmọ̀sínúkú.

No one honours anyone who dies with his or her knowledge.

(Be a blessing to others with your endowments; make your gifts count: make a difference.)

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Rírà ni í kẹ́yìn pupa ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ tí kò bá rí ẹni jẹ ẹ́.

Rottenness is what ends the life of a ripe banana, if it gets no one to eat it.

(Promptly take advantage of opportunities; make hay while the sun shines.)

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Bí ḿbá máa kú, kí nkú, lọmọkùrin fi ńdi alágbára; mi ò lè wá kú, lọmọkùnrín fi ńya ọ̀lẹ

If I perish, I perish, is how a young man becomes a strong man; I can't come and kill myself, is how he becomes lazy.

(Be bold, be audacious; dare to confront challenges, & with grit)

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