Amamihe · Igbo proverbsIgbo proverbs about wisdom
What experience and close attention can teach.
Wisdom
All themes- Obi anaghị ezu agadi nwanyị ike mgbe a tụrụ ilu banyere ọkpụkpụ kpọrọ nkụ.A pointed saying can make the person it concerns uncomfortable.
- Awọ adịghị agba ọsọ ehihie n’efu.An unusual action often has a reason behind it.
- Anya ka e ji ama ọka chara acha.Some results can be recognised by what you see.
- Onye nwere ara anaghị aṅụ akpụ.Use the resources already within reach.
- Nwa shishi ga-abụ oke ọkụkọ, a na-ama ya ozugbo o si n’akwa pụta.Early signs can reveal later promise.
- Nwata nne ya kwọ n’azụ amaghị na ụzọ dị anya.Those being carried may not see the effort it takes.
- Agaghị m ebi n’ikpere mmiri were asọ na-akwọ aka.Use a good resource when it is available.
- Agaghị m anọ na mmiri ka ncha baa m n’anya.Use what you have to avoid a preventable problem.
- Nkume tegoro osisi, ụjọ ejide ite.An impossible-looking event can unsettle everyone.
- Ọ bụ ibu anaghị ebu ala.No one carries the whole world alone.
- Ọkụkọ ụlọ anaghị aha mmanụ.Familiar things may not bring the reward you expect.
- Anaghị alụ ọgụ n’usekwu; ma eku agbajighị, ite awa.A quarrel in a fragile place brings damage.
- Mberede ka e ji ama dike.Character shows itself when an unexpected challenge arrives.
- Anụ gbaa ọsọ n’ike, a gbaa ya egbe n’ike.A quick change can demand a quick response.
- Agbisi gbaa ike, mgbe ọzọ ya amụta akọ.Painful experience can teach caution.
- Amamihe bụ ugwu ugwu, onweghị onye nke ya juru eju.No one knows everything.
- Amara amamihe n’Aba amaghị ihe n’Abba.Knowledge in one place does not guarantee knowledge everywhere.