Rasheed A Rasheed @uncle_razh

Bí a bá ju abẹ̀bẹ̀ sí òkè nígbà igba, ibi pẹlẹbẹ náà ló máa fi lé lẹ̀. / Even if a hand-fan is tossed up two hundred times, it will consistently land on one of its flat sides. [Don't live in denial: accept reality for what it is; accept what you cannot control; it's…

Àdániwáyé ò gbàgbé ẹnìkan; àìmàsìkò ló ńdààmú ẹ̀dá. / God has not forgotten anyone; ignorance of His timing is what makes us fret. [Be patient and see the big picture; God is never late, but right on time; keep up hope: the best is yet to come.]

Ẹni tó dẹ tàkúté tí ó fi yẹ̀pẹ̀ sì í, ló kọ ẹranko lọ́gbọ́n. / Whoever sets a trap, but failed to properly hide it by covering it up with sand, teaches every animal how to avoid it. [Be thorough and result-oriented; whatever is worth doing, is worth doing very well;…

Ìyànjú l'àgbẹ̀ ńgbìn, Elédùà nìkan ló mọ b'íṣu ṣe ńta. / Farmers do their part sowing their efforts, but only God knows how the yams are formed. [We simply do our best; the ultimate result is divine; be peacefully diligent: focus on what you can control and let go of what…

Àrè tí ò bá pẹ́ ní ìlú, kì í rí èrè ìlú jẹ; òṣìṣẹ́ tí ò bá pẹ́ ní ìdí iṣẹ́, kì í rí èrè iṣẹ́ jẹ; obìnrin tí ò bá pẹ́ ní ilé ọkọ, kì í rí èrè ọkọ jẹ / A migrant who doesn't dwell long in a town, a worker who doesn't stick with their job, or a woman who doesn't…

Jagunjagun tó lóun pá èèyàn mẹ́ẹ̀wá lójú ogun, tó tún dé ilé, tó tẹ ọmọ adìyẹ mẹ́ẹ̀wá pa; ṣebí tí ojú kò bá rí ti ojú ogun, ojú á rí ti ilé. / A soldier who killed 10 people at war and got home to stomp on 10 chicks; if you didn't see the killings at war, surely you can…

Bí a bá na gọ̀ǹgọ̀ ọgbọ́n sì nǹkan, tí kò bá tó, ká fi wèrè díẹ̀ kún un / If we point the stick of wisdom at something, and it is not long enough, we ought to add a little madness. [Think outside the box: don't rule out any option; if wisdom won't resolve an issue, try a…

Ẹni tó ní orí rere tí kò níwà rere, ìwà ẹ ló máa ba orí rere ẹ̀ jẹ́. / Anyone with a good destiny but a bad character, will soon lose his destiny to his bad character. [Character shapes our destiny: without good character, even the best destiny can be lost] #Yoruba #proverb

Bí ẹ̀dá bá fẹ́ gbàwìn ẹ̀bà, ni wọ́n máa ńṣe ojú àánú; tí wọ́n bá yó tán, wọ́n á di ọkọ olúwa wọn / Some wear a facade of humility when seeking help, but lord it over their helpers, once satisfied. [Be wise—some show their true colours only when they no longer need you]

Ẹni a fẹ́ la mọ̀, a ò mọ ẹni tó fẹ́'ni. / You can be sure of who you love, but never certain of who truly loves you. [Be discerning: things aren’t always what they seem; don't trust the surface - dig deeper.] #Yoruba #proverb

Àìdúpẹ́ oore àná a máa mú oore sú'ni í ṣe. / Lack of appreciation for yesterday's kindness makes future acts of kindness tiresome. [Attitude of gratitude is crucial: it begets more kindness; whatever is appreciated increases and versa versa.] #Yoruba #proverb

Òníkóòní, ẹtú; ọ̀lakọ́ọ̀la, ẹtú; ẹtu nìkan lẹran tó wà nínú igbó ni? / Everyday, it's about the antelope; even the following days, it's about the antelope; is antelope the only animal in the forest? [If it has to always be about you, some urgent self-scrutiny is needed.]

Where holiness is mocked, people simply decide to live in sin. Deliberately avoid such places. Be careful who you associate with. Clothe yourselves with the righteousness Christ teaches.

Lukewarm Christianity has become so normal that Biblical Christianity seems radical.

Ẹni tó jábọ́ lórí igi ata tó ṣe aláìsí, ó ti fẹ́ kú tẹ́lẹ̀ ni. / Anyone who falls from a pepper tree and dies must have already been prone to death. [Critical thinking is it; not all correlations are causal; some are mere coincidences; beware of jumping to conclusions.]

Ẹ̀fúùfùlẹ̀lẹ̀ lè já èso àgbọn lu'lẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n kò lè gba ti'nú àgbọn. / The storm may rip the coconut from the palm, but it cannot waste its content. [Even evil has its limits; wicked souls aren't omnipotent: they are weaker than they seem.]

Ìyá mi lówó lọ́wọ́, bàbà mi lẹ́ṣin léèkan, kò dàbí kí èyàn ní tẹni. / My mother is rich, my father owns horses cannot be like having the wealth yourself. [Rely less on anyone, to avoid disappointments; take charge of your life; my money sounds better than our money.]

Ọlọ́run ló ńṣe ohun gbogbo, ẹ̀dá kàn ńgbìyànjú lásá ni. / God is the doer of all things; man simply makes effort. [Humility is it: there is no self-made man; God is the enabler and only He makes our effort count.] #Yoruba #proverb

Dostoyevsky says; “The price of loving someone very much is never loving anyone again.”

Ẹ̀ báà sọ pé oyin lóró, ẹ̀ báà sọ pé oyin ní'wọ, ẹ̀gàn ò pé kí oyin má dùn / Even if you deride bees as venomous and (therefore) claim honey must be toxic, derision does not hamper honey's sweetneetness. [Whatever you do, some will love you and some will hate you; move on]