"If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together." That was one piece of advice passed along at the just-concluded Democratic National Convention. The words were spoken by New ...

Variations of this adage can be traced back to biblical times and are based on the experiences of mariners who sailed the Earth’s middle latitudes, where storms generally travel from west to east. The ...

Translation: The beautiful one is never perfect. Meaning: This proverb is still in use, although urban folks would use the word “el-helw” instead of the country equivalent, “el-zein.” When you admire ...

A biblical proverb is "a short saying that expresses a universal truth for practical, godly living," according to Christianity.com. The word "proverb" comes from the Hebrew root word meaning "to be ...

Translation: He who is close to the happy ones becomes happy. Meaning: Happy people in this proverb, still in use, can also mean lucky/rich people. So when you’re close to people with good fortune, ...

I must commend our author, Loolo Florence Chinyere Duru, for her deep interest in the Igbo language and its proverbs. Proverbs are the wisdom of a people in a nutshell. Complex stories and situations ...