If you wish to gain new perspectives and insights on life, be inspired to be your best self, and/or appreciate the beauty and complexity of life, consider reading valuable quotes about life. In this article, we’ll be providing you with a list of some Igbo quotes about life that you may find valuable. We’d also provide you with their English meanings so you get the message even if you can’t read the Igbo language.
Here’s a list of Igbo quotes and their meanings:
Otuto ka n’aku ya n’ala ya
Meaning of the quote: Life is like a journey.
Igwe ka n’oka, ọ n’ọsọ mmanya ya
Meaning of the quote: Life is like a pot of soup, the more you stir it, the better it gets.
Okwu ya n’osu, n’onu ya n’oke
Meaning of the quote: Words are like arrows, and actions are like bows.
Igwe ka n’oke, ọ n’ọsọ ya
Meaning of the quote: Life is like a farm, you reap what you sow.
Ama ka n’okike ya n’ike
Meaning of the quote: Patience is the companion of success.
Okwu ya n’ihi, ka onu ya n’igwe
Meaning of the quote: Speech is silver, silence is golden.
Anụ ya ka n’anyị ife, ka ụtụ ya n’oku
Meaning of the quote: Laughter is the best medicine for the soul.
Ima ya n’ogwu ka n’okike
Meaning of the quote: Time is like a sword, it cuts both ways.
Ndụ ya ka n’udu ka n’akpa Meaning of the quote: The mind is like a pot, it fills and empties.
Mmụ n’uku ya n’agwo n’igwe
Meaning of the quote: The blind lead the blind into the ditch.
Aka n’agha ya n’okike ya Meaning of the quote: The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Ule ya n’ugwu ka n’oku ya Meaning of the quote: The tongue is like a tree, it bears what it bears.
Odo ya n’ifunanya ya
Meaning of the quote: Love is like the sun, it warms even those who hate it.
Agbo ya n’igwe ka n’agu ya n’ala
Meaning of the quote: A tree reaches towards the sky, and a root digs into the earth.
Ukwu ya ka n’akpọ bụrụ ka n’agbata ya
Meaning of the quote: The head must think before the hands act.
Ajụ ya n’otu ka n’akpọ bụrụ
Meaning of the quote: The ear hears before the mouth speaks.
Uju ya n’agbata ka n’amụmụ ya
Meaning of the quote: The eye looks before the feet move.
Egwu ya n’ifu ya n’a ma mma
Meaning of the quote: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Ukwu ya n’ebe ka n’idide ya Meaning of the quote: The head leads where the heart desires.
Ndịdị maka n’alụ ya
Meaning of the quote: Friends are made in the market.
Ime maka n’arụ ya
Meaning of the quote: Destiny is in the hands of the gods.
Anọghị n’eme ndi oma ya Meaning of the quote: A person is known by the company they keep.
Mmerụ nke nke oma
Meaning of the quote: Seek out the good.
Osi ya ka n’iro ya
Meaning of the quote: Happiness is in health.
Ama maka n’afo ya
Meaning of the quote: Marriage is like farming.
Ulo ya n’ikwe ya
Meaning of the quote: Home is where the heart is.
Achi maka n’ike na n’obodo Meaning of the quote: Honour is in work and in community.
Nkọta ya n’ime ya
Meaning of the quote: The river flows by time.
Aka ya n’ata nke a
Meaning of the quote: The hand does not forget its owner.
Oji ya maka n’ebe uzu ya Meaning of the quote: Fire is known by its smoke.
N’obodo ya n’ide ya
Meaning of the quote: The community is in its language.
Ọkpụkpọ ya n’ala ya
Meaning of the quote: Fruit is as its tree is.
Obere ya ka n’ụkọ ya
Meaning of the quote: Wealth is as its owner is.
Ọkụ ya ka n’elu ya
Meaning of the quote: Death is as its life was.
Ebubechi ya n’izu ya
Meaning of the quote: Joy is in hard work.
Ike n’ọmụmụ ya ka n’iro ya
Meaning of the quote: Strength is in numbers.
Okike ya n’edo ya
Meaning of the quote: Creativity is in the heart.
Ezi ya ka n’inu ya.
Meaning of the quote: Taste is in the mouth.
Ihe nke nwere ya ya n’alụ ya Meaning of the quote: Nothing stays the same.
Ụka ya ka n’ago ya n’ala ya
Meaning of the quote: The seed is in the soil.
Oru ya ka n’izu ya n’ije ya Meaning of the quote: A journey begins with the first step.
Akpa n’ukwu ya ya n’aghị ya Meaning of the quote: The bigger the tree, the deeper the roots.
Iji ya ka n’anya ya
Meaning of the quote: The journey is in the eye.
Nwata ya ka n’isi ya ka n’ọbụ ya.
Meaning of the quote: A child is like a sponge.
Nkem n’uwa ya ikpe ya.
Meaning of the quote: Everyone is unique.
Ndị dị ka n’ọtụtụ y a
Meaning of the quote: People are known by their names.
Iji ya ka n’akwụkwọ ya
Meaning of the quote: The journey begins with self-respect.
Ọkwa ya ka n’ụtọ ya n’agbọ ya
Meaning of the quote: Laughter is the key to the heart.
Ike ya n’ọnwụ ya ka n’aga ya n’ozi ya
Meaning of the quote: Time is like an eagle, flying with its wings.
Ndụ ya ka n’ala ya, ndụ ya ka n’akpa ya
Meaning of the quote: Pride is like a mountain, humility is like a root.
Uko ya n’ụdọ ya n’izi ya
Meaning of the quote: Kindness is like rain, it waters the heart.
Ndụ ya ka n’ala ya n’ahu ya Meaning of the quote: Patience is like the earth, it holds everything.
Akpa ya ka n’ike ya ka n’ato ya
Meaning of the quote: Strength is like a tree, it grows with age.
Nwoke ya ka n’afo ya n’aho ya
Meaning of the quote: A man is like a drum, he is valued by his sound.
Ndị dị ya ka n’anya ya n’ọkwa ya
Meaning of the quote: People are like mirrors, they reflect each other.
Ndị dị ya ka n’ahu ya n’ado ya
Meaning of the quote: People are like paths, they lead to each other.
Ihe ya ka n’otu ya n’adị ya Meaning of the quote: Things are like words, they depend on context.
Otu ya ka n’ulo ya n’ulo ya
Meaning of the quote: A thing is like a pot, it is what it is filled with.
Onye ya ka n’isi ya ka n’okike ya
Meaning of the quote: A person is like a head, they are what they think.
