Ekweghị ekwe na-ekwe n'ute ekwere. / One who has never submitted to anything will soon submit to the burial mat. [Those that do not heed counsel are bound to have unhappy ending; Obstinacy leads to ruin.]

Ekweghị ekwe na-ekwe n'ute ekwere. / One who has never submitted to anything will soon submit to the burial mat. [Those that do not heed counsel are bound to have unhappy ending; Obstinacy leads to ruin.]

Udele na égbè anaghị azọ nri; udele na-eri ozu; égbè na-ebu na nkike. / The vulture and the kite do not scramble for food: the vulture is a scavenger; the kite, a predator. [Don't demean yourself by competing below your level; Man know thyself

Udele na égbè anaghị azọ nri; udele na-eri ozu; égbè na-ebu na nkike. / The vulture and the kite do not scramble for food: the vulture is a scavenger; the kite, a predator. [Don't demean yourself by competing below your level; Man know thyself

Ọ bụrụ na ị gbara okenye ọsọ n'ihi ajọ ume, ị gaghị enweta amamihe. / If you stay away from elders because of bad breath, you'll not learn wisdom. [Small inconveniences should not deter your quest for knowledge; If you like roses, you need to endure thorns.] #ilu #Igbo

Ọ bụrụ na ị gbara okenye ọsọ n'ihi ajọ ume, ị gaghị enweta amamihe. / If you stay away from elders because of bad breath, you'll not learn wisdom. [Small inconveniences should not deter your quest for knowledge; If you like roses, you need to endure thorns.] #ilu #Igbo

"If I hold her hand she says, ‘Don’t touch!’ If I hold her foot she says ‘Don’t touch!’ But when I hold her waist-beads she pretends not to know." ― Chinua Achebe

"If I hold her hand she says, ‘Don’t touch!’ If I hold her foot she says ‘Don’t touch!’ But when I hold her waist-beads she pretends not to know." ― Chinua Achebe

E gbuo maka iwe, e nie maka ísì. / If we kill because we are angry, we'll bury because of stench. [Forgiveness is the best form of revenge.] #ilu

E gbuo maka iwe, e nie maka ísì. / If we kill because we are angry, we'll bury because of stench. [Forgiveness is the best form of revenge.] #ilu

Don't feed a horse you don't ride, and don't ride a horse you don't feed.

Don't feed a horse you don't ride, and don't ride a horse you don't feed.

A man was once told by an oracle that his deceased father wanted him to sacrifice a goat for him and the man told the oracle to ask his deceased father if he ever own a fowl when he was alive."Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

A man was once told by an oracle that his deceased father wanted him to sacrifice a goat for him and the man told the oracle to ask his deceased father if he ever own a fowl when he was alive."Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

Ọ buru na ọnwụ egbughị nwata akwụkwọ, ọ ga-abụ onye nkụzi. / If death does not kill a student, he will someday become a teacher. [Despondency must never be a choice for while we breathe, we hope.] #ilu #Igbo

Ọ buru na ọnwụ egbughị nwata akwụkwọ, ọ ga-abụ onye nkụzi. / If death does not kill a student, he will someday become a teacher. [Despondency must never be a choice for while we breathe, we hope.] #ilu #Igbo

Mgbe onye ji teta ụra bụ ụtụtụ ya. / Whenever one wakes up is his own morning. [Don't let anyone intimidate you. Your beginning starts whenever you're ready, it is a personal race; There's no competition in destiny.] #ilu

Mgbe onye ji teta ụra bụ ụtụtụ ya. / Whenever one wakes up is his own morning. [Don't let anyone intimidate you. Your beginning starts whenever you're ready, it is a personal race; There's no competition in destiny.] #ilu

E chinye mmanya ma a kpatụghi ya aka, ọ bụrụ ida mba. / If the wine tapper does not revisit the tree top, it appears as if he has abandoned the tapping enterprise. [One who does not show sufficient interest in his investment is asking for a failure. Despondency it is.] #ilu

E chinye mmanya ma a kpatụghi ya aka, ọ bụrụ ida mba. / If the wine tapper does not revisit the tree top, it appears as if he has abandoned the tapping enterprise. [One who does not show sufficient interest in his investment is asking for a failure. Despondency it is.] #ilu

There is no story that is not true, [...] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others. Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

There is no story that is not true, [...] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others. Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

Ezi aha ka ego. / Good name is better than riches. [Good name beautifies; it is adorable and attractive; seek to be better.] #ilu #Igbo

Ezi aha ka ego. / Good name is better than riches. [Good name beautifies; it is adorable and attractive; seek to be better.] #ilu #Igbo