Proverbs are sayings meant to educate people on different aspects of life. There are proverbs for every group of people from the young to the old. The deeper meaning carried in proverbs can only be understood when said in the correct context.
Most people value using proverbs when communicating to give their audience a test to look out for the meaning of the proverb.
Some proverbs take out the cultural beliefs in different communities. Understanding the meaning of different proverbs will help you change different aspects of your life. Here are 10 proverbs that will make you think twice about certain life options you have been taking:
1. Because a man has injured your goat, do not go out and kill his bull
2. Do not slaughter a calf because of its mother’s eyes.
3. Don’t count what they get, they count what they don’t get.
4. A hyena cannot smell its own stench.
5. All cassava have the same skin but not all taste the same
6. At the time of harvest, you will know how good the millet is.
7. A lone runner says he has legs (he runs fast) but not for long/far.
8. A messenger cannot be beaten
n9. Blind belief is dangerous
10. An old pot never lacks food remnants.