Wisdom in Words.

This game is double-edged: Enjoy and learn.
How to play:
Post a proverb and the next Poster posts another but similar in meaning to the first.
The third Poster will post anew one and the order will follow first and second.
THE ONLY RULE: Proverbs must be Nigerian.
I may consider giving a prize to the Poster who posts No.1001.
I start.

No matter how lean an elephant, its carcass will fill ten baskets.

Oga ta, Oga o ta, owo alaru a pe (Whether the master sells or not, the servants wages are guaranteed)

Sample!!! ekwe ,Sample !!! Ekwe,
No matter the weight of an Elephant,E no fit cause eathquake.

Holoko hadarin kaka, komai bakin ka ba ruwa a gareka.(Hausa)
No matter how black the cloud in the dry season, it rains not a drop.

It is better to eat mushroom in freedom than to eat meat in slavery.

He who pays the piper(Drummer) dictates the tune.

The Parrot may talk, but it is still bush meat.

No matter how far a village is,another is still ahead of it.

Whatever is loud is surely hollow inside.

An empty barrel makes the greatest noise.

Anything with an end,must have had a start.

No matter how far a town is,there will always be another town ahead of it.