If a drum is sounding excessively loud, it is about to rip apart. [Bí ìlù bá ń dún ju bó ṣe yẹ lọ, ó ti ṣetán láti ya.] - Yoruba Proverb

Good character is the true religion (Ìwà l’ẹ̀sìn) - Yoruba Proverb • Wise Quote

A good tree does not stay long in the forest [Igi tí ó dá kì í pé ní igbó / Igi tó tọ́ kì í pẹ́ n'ígbó.] - Yoruba Proverb • Quote

A dog that is destined to get lost won't hear the hunter's whistle. [Ajá tó máa sọnù, kì í gbọ́ fèrè ọlọ́dẹ.] - Yoruba Proverb • Quote

Walls have ears [Ògiri ní etí.] - Yoruba Proverb • Quote

One's own palm does not deceive one [Àtẹ́lẹwọ́ ẹni kì í tan'ni jẹ.] - Yoruba Proverb • The work of your hands never fails. • Quote

Attitude is the Market. [Ìwà l’ọjà] - Yoruba Proverb • Your attitude can either make or mar your business. - Quote

It takes a touch of 'madness' to understand the ways of the 'mad' - Wèrè làá f’ín wò wèrè [We use 'madness' to examine 'madness'] - Yoruba Proverb • Quote

The eyes that are calm will see the nose [Ojú tó bá fárabalẹ̀ á rí ìmú.] - Yoruba Proverb • Quote

The ladder that lifts one up can also throw one down. [Àkàbà tó gbéni s’ókè lè gbéni ṣánlẹ̀] - Yoruba Proverb • Quote

The storms of the sea won’t stop the fish from sleeping and even snoring. - Yoruba Proverb • Wise Quote

The pot that will make a good soup must be able to withstand the heat of the fire beneath it. - African Yoruba Proverb • Quote

Step by step, with each foot forward, one climbs up a ladder. - Yoruba Proverb • Quote

Cutting off the head is not the remedy for a headache - Yoruba Adage • Proverb

It is the incompetency or inefficiency of the living that makes people remember the dead - Yoruba Proverb • Wise Saying

If you find yourself in an unfamiliar town where there are no kinsmen or relatives, seek good character as your guide - Yoruba Proverb • TemQBS Quote

The chicken also sweats, but the feathers won't let you know - Yoruba Proverb - African Wise Quote

Never pour away the water in the trough, simply because you hear the rumbling of the cloud - Yoruba Proverb - TemQBS Quote

If you sell clothes on credit to a masquerade, you will be paid back only in the afterlife - Yoruba Proverb - Business Quote

If the rat can be reasonably calm and patient, it would have a taste of the cat's wealth - Yoruba Proverb - Wise Quote
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