Quotes for Friday from Ola Rotimi's The Gods Are not to Blame II

This is a continuation of the 'proverbial quotes', which began last week.

All lizards lie prostrate: how can a man tell which lizard suffers from bellyache? In time, the pain will make one of them lie flat on its back, then shall that which has been unknown be made known.
Page 23

A chicken eats corn, drinks water, swallows pebbles, yet she complains of having no teeth. If she had teeth, would she eat gold? Let her ask the cow who has teeth yet eats grass.
Page 26

Is it not ignorance that makes the rat attack the cat?
Page 28

The hyena flirts with the hen, the hen is happy, not knowing that her death has come.
Page 29

The lion's liver is vain wish for dogs
Page 37

Because the farm-owner is slow to catch the thief, the thief calls the farm-owner thief.
Page 46

The mangrove tree dwells in the river, but does that make it a crocodile?
Page 51

Can the cockroach be innocent in a gathering of fowls?
Page 53

The toad likes water, but not when the water is boiling
Page 60

Secrets of the owl must not be known in daylight
Page 62

When the wood-insect gathers sticks on its own head it carries them.
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Comments

  1. Sandra15 July 2011 at 23:52

    I enjoy reading these.

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  2. ImageNations16 July 2011 at 09:02

    thanks Sandra and welcome

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  3. Anonymous13 August 2012 at 10:24

    The Spirit:-Mmo: It is very painful, shocked and bewilderment too, concerning Ola Rotimi's sudden death. In fact it was a great loss, to Nigerians, Africa and the entire world as a whole. Such a patriotic, Actor, Poet, Novelist, ICON and a genius too. Anyway, God knows the best concerning life and death....Bye. It's a great loss!!

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    1. Anonymous6 February 2023 at 09:50

      It is the best promoter of literature

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  4. Anonymous28 December 2012 at 09:35

    I used to have these quotes but thanks to you I found them here.

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  5. essphill14 November 2016 at 16:46

    Still the best

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  6. onyi sunday27 September 2018 at 17:37

    I player the role of Odewale in secondary school. It was a girls only school . Best moment of my life

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  7. Gsje2 October 2018 at 15:48

    The butterfly seeing himself a bird

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  8. Gsje2 October 2018 at 15:48

    The butterfly seeing himself a bird

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  9. Unknown15 June 2020 at 22:00

    This is what I've been looking for all this while.
    Keep it coming.

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  10. Unknown6 July 2021 at 23:16

    I wish they could go into it more deeper

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  11. Anonymous15 April 2023 at 19:39

    Wow you made my nyt

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  12. Anonymous23 August 2023 at 14:29

    Thank u oooo

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