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Yoruba: Asọ ìyà kὸ se é sá síta, kὸ jẹ kí a mọ ẹnití ìyà jẹ jù. English: Garment of affliction is not display-able, hence no one knows who is worst hit by life’s adversity. Usage: To warn that life is not fair to anybody.

Yoruba: Aáyán fẹ ẹ jó, adìyẹ ni kò jé. English: Cockroach wants to dance but the hen does not allow. Usage: To pity someone handicapped from doing greater things.

Don't worry, be happy.

Every man dies. Not every man really lives – William Ross Wallace

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better – Ralph Waldo Emerson

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – Lao Tzu

What an elder sees while lying down on his back, a child can never see it even if he climbs an 'iroko' tree.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. - George Bernard Shaw