Some common Yoruba proverbs

Yoruba Proverbs And Their Interpretations.

1. Ajala t'a na o? Sebi eyin naa ni !

Meaning
(Ajala who beats you? Wasn't you who beat me!)

1. Ewure ile ana a ma so eni di omugo

Meaning
(The goat at your inlaws' house can make you look silly)

1. RrIsiro l'oko dido

Meaning
-calculation is the master of bleeping

1. Aseju ni irun aya, irun abe tito

Meaning
-hairy chest is oversabi, pubic hair is enough

1. Moja mosa laa mo akinkanju loju ogun

meaning
-discretion is a better part of valour.

1. 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.

1. 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.