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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 11:01:39 GMT
Ẹni tó gbé ìlù rẹ̀ kọ́ apá, ayé ńbáa lùú, áńbọ̀tórí ẹni tó gbé tirẹ̀ kọ́ igi tó ṣeré lọ.
The person who hung his drum on his elbow, still had it beaten by others, not to mention the person who hung his on a tree and walked away.
[No complacency.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 11:03:12 GMT
Má rù ú loògùn ẹrù; béèyàn rù ú ọrùn á wọ̀ọ́.
The antidote of a burden is not to carry it; whoever bears a burden will feel the impact.
[Every choice comes with one or more inescapable consequences.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 11:08:19 GMT
Tí a bá pẹ́ ní ààtàn a máa rí abuké eṣinṣin.
If one tarries long at the dunghill, one would find a housefly with a hump.
[Be patient; with time and patience, virtually nothing is impossible.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 11:09:50 GMT
Ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ dùn tó bá pọ́n, sùgbọ́n tó bá pọ́n láàpọ́njù, oúnjẹ ni fún ẹyẹ oko.
Bananas are indeed sweet when ripe, but once overripe, they become food for the birds.
[Be moderate in all things.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 11:10:39 GMT
Ọlọ́gbọ́n d'orí ẹja mú, òmùgọ̀ d'ìru rẹ̀ mú.
A wise man grabs the head of the fish and a fool its tail.
[Be perceptive; wisdom is it.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 13:35:19 GMT
Ẹnití ò bá fẹ́ ṣe àṣedànù, kò lè ṣe àṣejèrè.
Whoever is unwilling to suffer loss, can't experience gains.
[Nothing ventured, nothing gained]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 13:36:13 GMT
Ẹyìn tí yóò di epo, yóò tọ́ iná wò.
A palm nut that desires to become palm oil will have a taste of fire.
[There's always a price tag.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 13:37:23 GMT
Àkàbà tó l'óun ò gun ilé mọ́, ló sọ ara rẹ̀ di igi ìdáná.
A wooden ladder that insists, it would no longer mount walls is the one that turns itself into firewood.
[Choices come with consequences: intended and unintended.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 13:38:18 GMT
Àkàbà tó gbé'ni s'ókè lè gbé'ni ṣán'lẹ̀.
A ladder that takes one up, may smash one to the ground.
[Any strength, not properly moderated may become a liability.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 13:39:43 GMT
Ogún ọmọdé kì í ṣeré gba ogún ọdún; ọgbọ̀n àgbà kì í ṣàṣàrò fún ọgbọ̀n oṣù.
Twenty youngsters can't play together for twenty years as thirty elders can't hold discussions for thirty months.
[Change is inevitable]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 13:40:43 GMT
Ọgbọ́n tó bá fo igi tó bá fo ọ̀pẹ, ẹ̀hìnkùlé agọ̀ ló máa rébọ́ sí
Whatever wisdom that leaps over a tree and leaps over a palm, typically ends up in the domain of stupidity.
[Be moderate; To inordinately project wisdom is to unduly reflect stupidity.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 13:41:59 GMT
Ẹni tó bá ní òun yóò fọ ìlú mọ́, òun ni ọmọ aráyé á fi ṣe kànkàn
Whoever claims he would wash a town clean, would be used as the sponge.
[Radical actions could be self-limitting.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 13:43:04 GMT
Ẹní bá mọ inú rò á mọ ọpẹ́ dá.
Whoever can reason well will understand why he ought to be thankful.
[Have a heart of gratitude.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 13:44:28 GMT
Ẹni mi o ṣẹni èyàn mi ò ṣèèyàn, a kò lè fi wé aláàárò lásán.
Even if one's close relatives are not notable, they still can't be compared to mere companions.
[Blood is thicker than water.]
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Post by Belmot on Dec 28, 2016 13:45:38 GMT
Tí ẹ̀dá bá mọ iṣẹ́ àṣelà ni, ìwọ̀nba ni làálàá máa mọ.
If man knows his destined path to success for sure, he will hustle less.
[Man proposes, God disposes]
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