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A bird that imitates others does not get used to a place.
(Swahili Proverb)
A flag follows the direction of the wind.
(Swahili Proverb)
A lazy person with a nephwe does not eat dry rice.
(Swahili Proverb)
A poor man has no contempt.
(Swahili Proverb)
A thief is a rogue but the one who repays is a gentleman.
(Swahili Proverb)
An aimless wanderer wears away his legs.
(Swahili Proverb)
As you bring up a child, so he will be.
(Swahili Proverb)
Desire first, death afterwards.
(Swahili Proverb)
Every bird flies with its own wings.
(Swahili Proverb)
Had you known what bees eat, you would not have tasted the honey.
(Swahili Proverb)
He who does not admit defeat is not a sportsman.
(Swahili Proverb)
He who is used to strangle, cannot slaughter.
(Swahili Proverb)
Hearing is not seeing.
(Swahili Proverb)
If you do not fill up a crack, you will have to build a wall.
(Swahili Proverb)
It is better to lose your eyes than to lose your heart.
(Swahili Proverb)
One who has been bitten by a snake, when he sees grass he he gets afraid.
(Swahili Proverb)
Put a riddle to a fool a clever person will solve it.
(Swahili Proverb)
That is fashionable in town is never prohibited.
(Swahili Proverb)
The creaking of the door deprives me of no sleep.
(Swahili Proverb)
The one who buries ivory is the one to dig it up.
(Swahili Proverb)
The washer conceals the corpse.
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Treat your guest as a guest for two days; on the third day, give him a hoe.
(Swahili Proverb)
When a fool becomes enlightened, the wise man is in trouble.
(Swahili Proverb)
Where there are many fowls, millet is not scattered.
(Swahili Proverb)
You are blaming the hawk, the falcon is killing the chickens.
(Swahili Proverb)
A blind person does not forget his walking stick.
(Swahili Proverb)
A good day becomes evident in the morning.
(Swahili Proverb)
A log can not move save by the help of rollers.
(Swahili Proverb)
A por man with his child a rich man with his wealth.
(Swahili Proverb)
A thief is caught by his fellow thief.
(Swahili Proverb)
An artful bird can be trapped in a rotten cage.
(Swahili Proverb)
As you tapped it you will drink.
(Swahili Proverb)
Dirty clothes are washed in the backyard.
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Every door with its own key.
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Happiness requires something to do, something to love and something to hope for.
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He who drinks water with one hand finds out his thirst is still there.
(Swahili Proverb)
He who laughs at a cripple will not die without becoming himself.
(Swahili Proverb)
Hold him! Hold him! and you yourself after him.
(Swahili Proverb)
If you do not seal the holes, you will have to rebuild the walls.
(Swahili Proverb)
It is not hard to nurse a pregnency, but it is hard to bring up a child.
(Swahili Proverb)
One who has eyes is not told to look.
(Swahili Proverb)
Refusing and wanting at the same time.
(Swahili Proverb)
That which eats you up is in your clothing.
(Swahili Proverb)
the curse of the fowl does not bother the kite.
(Swahili Proverb)
The one who has helped others climb the ladder gets kicked in the teeth.
(Swahili Proverb)
The washer of corpses does no harm to the dead.
(Swahili Proverb)
Two bulls do not live in the same shade.
(Swahili Proverb)
When a plate is covered, its contents are hidden.
(Swahili Proverb)
Where there are many people, there God is.
(Swahili Proverb)
You can not know the extent of water in a pond that you have never been to.
(Swahili Proverb)
A boat doesn't go forward if each one is rowing their own way.
(Swahili Proverb)
A good name shines in the dark.
(Swahili Proverb)
A messenger is not killed.
(Swahili Proverb)
A potter eats from a potsherd.
(Swahili Proverb)
A thing that is firmly fixed cannot be dislodged except with much trouble.
(Swahili Proverb)
An axe with rio handle does not split firewood.
(Swahili Proverb)
Asking questions is not silly.
(Swahili Proverb)
Do me a favour during a rainy season and I shall do the same to you during the dry season.
(Swahili Proverb)
Every vessel has its own waves.
(Swahili Proverb)
Have you changed into a cuttle-fish, you heap live embers on yourself?.
(Swahili Proverb)
He who earns calamity, eats it with his family.
(Swahili Proverb)
He who likes to eat cows hump will not fail to grow fat.
(Swahili Proverb)
How can you be burnt by chilies which you have not eaten?.
(Swahili Proverb)
If you dont fill a crack, you will build a wall.
(Swahili Proverb)
Mouth is the home of words.
(Swahili Proverb)
One who has little relish must eat sparingly.
(Swahili Proverb)
Regrets are like a child, They come some considerable time after event.
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That which is written by God is what is.
(Swahili Proverb)
The day you go naked, is the day you will meet your father.
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The one who is caught with the skin is the thief.
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The way of a liar is short.
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Usage is like law.
(Swahili Proverb)
When a poor man gets something he boasts of his new wealth.
(Swahili Proverb)
Where there are many there is much.
(Swahili Proverb)
You cannot know the defects of a house you have not slept in.
(Swahili Proverb)
A brother is a cooking pot, and a neighbour is a cooking pot lid.
(Swahili Proverb)
A good place you don't go to is a good place: if you go too often, it isn't a good place any longer.
(Swahili Proverb)
A mud hut cannot withstand great shocks.
(Swahili Proverb)
A regular path has no signpost.
(Swahili Proverb)
A tongue has no bone.
(Swahili Proverb)
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