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Post by Belmot on Jun 13, 2016 15:23:30 GMT
Ẹranko tó gbọ́n bí ajá kò sí; ajá mọ ọmọ tiẹ̀ ńfún lọ́mú, ó mọ ti òdù ọ̀yà ńkì mọ́'lẹ̀. No animal is as crafty as the dog; it knows how to breastfeed its offsprings and pounce on those of the grass-cutters.
[Decries unbridled craftiness and self-centeredness.]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 17, 2016 15:43:43 GMT
Òkò tí a bá bínú jù kìí pẹyẹ.
A stone thrown at a bird in anger can't kill the bird.
[Actions taken in anger seldom achieve desired results]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:22:36 GMT
Ọ̀bẹ ti gé ọmọ lọ́wọ́; bí a bá tilẹ̀ ju ọ̀bẹ nu, ṣebí ọ̀bẹ ti ṣe ohun tó fẹ́ ṣe.
If the knife that cuts the hand of a child is thrown away, isn't the deed done already?
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:23:40 GMT
Èéfín ni ìwà; kò ṣeé fi pamọ́.
Character is like smoke; it cannot be covered up.
[No one can pretend to be who he isn't for long]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:24:48 GMT
Àṣegbé kànkan ò sí, àṣepamọ́ ló wà. Actions may be covered up but cannot be carried out with impunity.
[Nothing can be permanently covered up]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:25:57 GMT
Ikú fẹ́ pa alápatà ó ńkígbe; ọmọ ẹranko tó ti dá lóró ńkọ́? Death stalks the butcher and he screams; what about the animals he's butchered?
[Fairness; don't demand from others what you are unwilling to impose on yourself.]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:27:51 GMT
A kì í fi iná sí orí òrùlé sùn. No one goes to sleep with the roof of his house on fire.
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:29:23 GMT
Mọ̀jà mọ̀sá ni ti akínkanjú; akínkanjú tó bá mọ̀ọ́ jà tí ò mọ̀ọ́ sá, á b'ógun lọ. A warrior must know when to fight and when to run; a warrior who knows when to fight but not when to run will perish in battle.
[Good to know when to pursue and when to quit.]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:30:47 GMT
Jagunjagun tó lóun pèyàn mẹ́ẹ̀wá lójú ogun, tó tún délé tó tọmọ adìyẹ mẹ́ẹ̀wá pa; ṣebí tójú ò bá rí tojú ogun, ojú á rí tilé
A warrior claimed he killed ten people in battle but on getting home actually trampled ten chicks to death; even if his war exploits are shady, those at home are clear.
[Give credit where credit is due.]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:31:55 GMT
A kì í gba àkàtà lọ́wọ́ akítì; a kì í gba ilé baba ọmọ lọ́wọ́ ọmọ. No one can stop monkeys from squatting; no one should deprive a child of his patrimony.
[Fairness; don't cheat people of what is rightly theirs.]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:33:25 GMT
Ọmọ àlè lo ńfi ọwọ́ òsì tọ́ka sí ilé bàbá rẹ̀. Only an illegitimate child (figuratively) points out his father's house with a left hand.
[Only an illegitimate child takes a less than savoury stance on what concerns his patrimony.]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:34:37 GMT
Ọlá abàtà nií mú odò ṣàn, ọlá baba ọmọ nií mú ọmọ yan. /
As the bank spurs the river flow, so a father inspires his child.
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:36:19 GMT
Àdáníkànrìn ejò ló ńjẹ ọmọ ejò níyà. It's penchant for moving alone is what exposes the snake to life-threatening risks.
[Isolation can be risky.]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:37:25 GMT
À ti rán'mú gángan, ò ṣẹ̀hìn èékánná
The nasal sound of the talking drum isn't without the knowledge (or cooperation) of the finger nails.
[We need one another; you will need others to achieve your goals.]
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Post by Belmot on Jun 26, 2016 12:38:48 GMT
Ẹní bá ṣe ohun tí ẹnìkan ò ṣe rí á rí ohun tí ẹnìkan ò rí rí
Whoever does what no one has done, will experience what no one has experienced.
[Wisdom is crucial]
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