Table of contents for Yoruba proverbs / Oyekan Owomoyela.

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Contents
Acknowledgments                                                    ix
Introduction                                                        1
Part One
THE GOOD PERSON
On humility, self-control, self-knowledge, self-respect, and self-restraint  41
On perspicaciousness (good judgment, perceptiveness), reasonableness,
sagacity, savoir faire, wisdom, and worldly wisdom              89
On caginess, caution, moderation, patience, and prudence          146
On perseverance, industry, resilience, self-confidence, self-reliance,
resourcefulness, daring, fortitude, and invulnerability        198
On consistency, honesty, openness, plain speaking, and reliability  237
On consideration, kindness, and thoughtfulness                    255
Part Two
THE FORTUNATE PERSON (OR THE GOOD LIFE)
On good name (good repute)                                        267
On health                                                         273
On happiness and success                                          275
On children and elders                                            281
On material wealth                                                284
On longevity                                                      289
On wealth in people (popularity)                                  290
Part Three
RELATIONSHIPS
On relationships with the divine and the supernatural             297
On relationships with the family                                  300
On relationships within the community                           312
On relationships with elders                                    321
On relationships with friends and acquaintances                 324
On relationships with strangers                                 339
On relationships with the less fortunate                        341
Part Four
HUMAN NATURE
On fate (and reciprocity)                                       345
On human vulnerability and limitations                          357
On mortality                                                    388
On inscrutability                                               393
On inequality                                                   400
Part Five
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
On the right to life                                            423
On freedom to be oneself                                        424
On the right to human dignity                                   428
On the right to one's patrimony and to property                 432
On subservience to authority                                    437
On just deserts                                                 439
Part Six
TRUISMS
Miscellany                                                      453
References                                                      501