Today’s Nigerian Proverb: “Anyone bitten by a snake is afraid of bugs” and why old wounds make us afraid of harmless things | World News
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June 28, 2026
Nigerian proverb of the day (AI generated image) Have you ever flinched at something completely harmless just because it reminded you of an old hurt? A Nigerian proverb perfectly captures this feeling. It is said that a person bitten by a snake lives in…
Nigerian Proverb of the Day: “He who stares too long into the gutter kills the fish” and a lesson on patience, persistence and rewards | World News
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June 27, 2026
Nigerian proverb of the day (AI generated image) Stare into the gutters long enough and you’ll catch a fish. At first it sounds like nonsense. Who can find fish in the gutter? But that’s the sly trick of this Nigerian proverb, using an unlikely…
A Nigerian proverb of the time: “What an old man can see when he lies down, a young man cannot see even if he climbs a tree” is a lesson in experience, judgment and wisdom
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June 26, 2026
Today’s proverbs in Nigeria value experience, wisdom and insight. How can a person lying down see more than a person up in a tree? Maybe it’s insight. If the man lying down is more insightful than the man in the tree, it is absolutely possible,…