A small pot boils quickly.
More Swahili Proverbs:
One's foul smelling does not sicken one self but merely disguts one.
Swahili
Pleasent words will draw the snake from its hole.
Swahili
Shark is the famous one in sea the but they many others.
Swahili
When the head of the family dies, that family breaks up.
Swahili
An artful bird can be trapped in a rotten cage.
Swahili