Yoruba proverbs
Òwe lẹṣin ọ̀rọ̀ — “proverbs are the horses of speech”: when words get lost, proverbs carry the meaning home.
WisdomAwaiting linguist review
Bí ọmọdé bá ṣubú, á wo iwájú; bí àgbà bá ṣubú, á wo ẹ̀yìn.“When a child falls, it looks ahead; when an elder falls, they look back.”Meaning: Experience teaches us to look for the cause of our mistakes.WisdomAwaiting linguist reviewÌgbà kan ń lọ, ìgbà kan ń bọ̀.“One season is going, another is coming.”Meaning: Circumstances change; hard times and good times both pass.WisdomAwaiting linguist reviewỌ̀nà kan ò wọ ọjà.“No single road leads into the market.”Meaning: There is more than one way to reach a goal.WisdomAwaiting linguist reviewỌ̀rọ̀ púpọ̀ kò kún agbọ̀n.“Many words do not fill a basket.”Meaning: Talk is no substitute for action.