– “Proverb is the word’s horse; word is the proverb’s horse. When word is mislaid, we search for it with proverb”
YORUBA: Ak’ẹ́yin’jẹ kò mọ̀ pé ìdí ńro adìyẹ.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY DELE AJAJA: The one who eats eggs is oblivious to the chicken’s travails while laying eggs.
CLARIFICATIONS: Those who receive free gifts from others could only imagine, but don’t feel the stress that givers pass through before producing or making the gifts. It is he/she who feels it, who knows it.
IMAGE: Chickens and eggs.
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