What are all the proverbs to Things Fall Apart?

What are the meanings to some of these african proverbs from Things Fall Apart?

• I'm having a little trouble figuring out some of the full meanings to these. If you know any, let me know. Thank you! "A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing." "The lizard that jumped from the high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did." "Eneke the bird said that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly without perching." "A proud heart can survive general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride." "Looking at a King's mouth, one would think he never sucked at his mother's breast." "A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day it hatches." "A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which its mother puts into its palm." "When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth." "If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is play." "If one finger brought oil it soiled the others." "Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then you know that something is after its life." "Living fire begets cold, impotent ash." "Proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten." "If a child washes his hands, he could eat with kings."

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  Oh this could be fun, lemme try "A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing." people do not expose themselves to risk for no reason "The lizard that jumped from the high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did." It's not about being praised by others for your achievements or good deeds, it's more important to priase yourself "Eneke the bird said that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly without perching." Compensate "A proud heart can survive general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride." Seems kind of obvious, a proud heart is not daunted by failure. "Looking at a King's mouth, one would think he never sucked at his mother's breast." Kings and people of a high station are still human "A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day it hatches." No clue "A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which its mother puts into its palm." What????? "When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth." Whatever "If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is play." Yea ok.... "If one finger brought oil it soiled the others." hahahahahahahha "Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then you know that something is after its life." Maybe it just wants to get to a pond? "Living fire begets cold, impotent ash." Ummmmm, it's a contrast, a powerful fire will eventually become something very useless. "Proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten." Erh, who knows, proverbs are important? "If a child washes his hands, he could eat with kings." He could? Let me get some soap.