Take one, not that you may return with ten.
More Swahili Proverbs:
If the palmwine tapper is praised, he dilutes the palm-wine with water.Swahili
The farmer is one but those who eat fruits of his labour are many.
Swahili
Had you known what bees eat, you would not have tasted the honey.
Swahili
The one who is caught with the skin is the thief.
Swahili
One follows bees will never fail to get honey.
Swahili
If you do not fill up a crack, you will have to build a wall.
Swahili