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Top 45 African Inspirational and Motivational Proverbs, as well as Wise Sayings from the Igbo (ibo) Tribe, which you can also find in Nigeria among Peoples of African Origin (Showing 31 - 40 of 45)

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"As powerful as a king is, he cannot command anyone to pass faeces for him."

Nigeria African Tribe Proverbs: Igbo (ibo) Tribe

#Anyone, #command, #King, #Powerful

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"The little opportunity given to a monkey to wear clothes does not guarantee its place at the dining table."

Nigeria African Tribe Proverbs: Igbo (ibo) Tribe

#clothes, #dining, #Little, #Monkey, #Opportunity, #table, #wear

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"Whoever presents his own head to break coconut will not partake in the eating of it."

Nigeria African Tribe Proverbs: Igbo (ibo) Tribe

#Break, #Coconut, #eating, #Head, #Own

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"No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person's teeth."

Nigeria African Tribe Proverbs: Igbo (ibo) Tribe

#Food, #mouthful, #No one, #Person, #pick, #Teeth

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"Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living."

Nigeria African Tribe Proverbs: Igbo (ibo) Tribe

#Always, #Being, #Death, #Hurry, #living, #Patience, #Prevent, #Slowly

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"When a once-beautiful piece of cloth has turned into rags, no one remembers that it was woven by Ukwa master weavers."

Nigeria African Tribe Proverbs: Igbo (ibo) Tribe

#Beautiful, #cloth, #Piece, #rags

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"When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father's estate."

Nigeria African Tribe Proverbs: Igbo (ibo) Tribe

#Brothers, #Death, #estate, #Fight, #fighting, #Fights, #Inherit, #Stranger

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"A short person hangs his bag where his hand can reach."

Nigeria African Tribe Proverbs: Igbo (ibo) Tribe

#Bag, #Hand, #Hands, #Hangs, #Person, #Reach, #Short

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"He who rides the horse of greed at a gallop will pull it up at the door of shame."

Nigeria African Tribe Proverbs: Igbo (ibo) Tribe

#Door, #Greed, #Horse, #Pull, #Ride, #Shame

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"A bird that flies off the earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground."

Nigeria African Tribe Proverbs: Igbo (ibo) Tribe

#Anthill, #Bird, #Flies, #Fly, #Ground

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Quick Note About Igbo (ibo) Tribe

The Igbo, sometimes referred to as Ibo, are one of the largest single ethnic groups in Africa. Most Igbo speakers are based in southeastern Nigeria.

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