Yoruba Proverbs And Their Interpretations.
- Ajala t'a na o? Sebi eyin naa ni !
Meaning
(Ajala who beats you? Wasn't you who beat me!)
- Ewure ile ana a ma so eni di omugo
Meaning
(The goat at your inlaws' house can make you look silly)
- RrIsiro l'oko dido
Meaning
-calculation is the master of bleeping
- Aseju ni irun aya, irun abe tito
Meaning
-hairy chest is oversabi, pubic hair is enough
- Moja mosa laa mo akinkanju loju ogun
meaning
-discretion is a better part of valour.
- Pai lotun pai losi, t'oju o ba fo, a ko ma wo bai bai ni
Meaning
-hardship here and there would definitely yield a broken personility.
- Oro yi so simi lenu o buyo si. Iso o se ponla, iyo o se tu danu
Meaning...
-one is in a dilemma to choose between 2 conditions by weighing the merits and demerits.