If you do not seal the holes, you will have to rebuild the walls.
More Swahili Proverbs:
A mud hut cannot withstand great shocks.Swahili
Who digs the well should not be refused water.
Swahili
The process of eating is not taught to a child.
Swahili
Along silence followed by mighty noise.
Swahili
Too many captains the ship rolls.
Swahili
Do not forget what it is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself.
Swahili