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Echoes of the Ancestors: Timeless Nigerian Proverbs on Wisdom and Life

Echoes of the Ancestors: 70 Timeless Nigerian Proverbs on Wisdom and Life

In Nigerian culture, wisdom is not merely knowledge; it is experience, discernment, and the ability to speak truth with grace. Proverbs are the living vessels of this wisdom, poured out from the hearts of elders into the ears of the young. Among the Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Tiv, Efik, and other peoples, proverbs are the soul of speech. They season conversations
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