: “Too much food makes the fool”.
— Igbo Proverb

: “When the the mouth starts talking, people can see the size of the mind”.
— Igbo Proverb

Ogbuefi Ezeudu said to Okonkwo, "...that boy calls you father....." Do not bear a hand in his death…. …HE CALLS YOU HIS FATHER.”

: "A happy man marries the girl he loves; a happier man loves the girl he marries."
-- Igbo Proverb

“Tell me what source you trust, and I’ll tell you why you’re a fool.
As B.B. King once said: ‘Nobody loves me but my mother — and she could be jivin' too’”.

“Dancing is dreaming with your feet!”
— Igbo Proverb

: “As long as the bed shakes regularly, the home is at peace”.
— Igbo Proverb via Chinua Achebe

"Oh! Death.... Why?"

-- Mankind's anguished cry thru the ages!

: “There's no respect for a King who has no (Queen) by his side”.
— Igbo Proverb

: "It is the pot that boils, but the dish gets the credit."
-- Igbo Proverb

: "It's hard for anyone to sit on your back if you're standing on your feet."
-- Igbo Proverb

It’s a miracle:
…at this very moment, you are both the youngest and oldest you have ever been!

Overheard: “God does not look you over for medals, trophies, or certificates; He’s looking for the scars.”

: “Your expertise in this, does not mean you’re expert in that other - no one knows it all”.
— Igbo Proverb

: "The Misfortune that comes to town does not wear a red cap."
-- Igbo Proverb

: "No one can waste your time without your consent."
-- Igbo Proverb

"Stay green! As long as you stay green, there's hope for growth, for maturing. The moment you think you're ripe, only rottenness awaits."

: "The person who warned you has given you life."
-- Igbo Proverb

: "If a thief kisses you, count your teeth."
-- Igbo Proverb

: "Wherever a man goes to dwell, his character is already there."
-- Igbo Proverb

Overheard:
"One good thing about Africa is that when they say nobody should go out, everybody goes out to see if nobody has gone out."

: “Diplomacy is a snail sliding through thorns and thistles”.
— Igbo Proverb via MOE

: "Length of days is a companion to Truth."
-- Igbo Proverb

: “If you keep an ear to the ground, you will hear the chants of ants.”
— Igbo Proverb

[Onye tọọ ntị n’ànà, ọ ga-anụ ugoli agbịsị.]

: "A Man discharging urine is holding a Deity in his hand."
-- Igbo Proverb

: “The Man is the Head of the Household, yes sir…! But the Woman is the Heart!”
— Igbo Proverb

: “Like a forest is a family - you have to look much closer to see the individual makeup”.
— Igbo Proverb

: "Looking for honey requires the courage to face bees."
— Igbo Proverb

: "The fire which is surrounded by elders does not burn."
-- Igbo Proverb