Swahili Proverbs (424 Proverbs)
- A big heart is better than a big brain.
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- A fisheman knows where to look for an octopus.
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- A husband of a mother is a father.
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- A poor man does not pick up things if does they say he stole them.
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- A thief finds another one.
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- Along silence followed by mighty noise.
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- Arrogance is not gentlemanly.
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- Death has its advantages too ie it benifits those who inherit.
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- Effort will not counter faith.
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- Great wit drives away wisdom.
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- He who dips his finger into honey does not dip it once.
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- He who is expled from home has no where to go.
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- He who who flings a stone amid a crowd, does not know the it hits.
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- If you are offered a span, do not take a couple of yards.
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- It is better to build bridges than walls.
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- One who gives birth cannot avoid defilement.
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- Pleasent words will draw the snake from its hole.
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- Talk of the devil, and you'll hear the rustle of his wings.
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- The corpse-washer is washed.
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- The maker of wooden spoons saves his hand from fire.
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- The village cock does not crow in town.
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- Too many captains the ship rolls.
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- When a child cries for a razor give it him.
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- Where there are experts there will be no lack ot learners.
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- Work the clay while it is still wet.
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- A bird that imitates others does not get used to a place.
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- A flag follows the direction of the wind.
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- A lazy person with a nephwe does not eat dry rice.
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- A poor man has no contempt.
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- A thief is a rogue but the one who repays is a gentleman.
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- An aimless wanderer wears away his legs.
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- As you bring up a child, so he will be.
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- Desire first, death afterwards.
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- Every bird flies with its own wings.
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- Had you known what bees eat, you would not have tasted the honey.
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- He who does not admit defeat is not a sportsman.
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- He who is used to strangle, cannot slaughter.
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- Hearing is not seeing.
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- If you do not fill up a crack, you will have to build a wall.
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- It is better to lose your eyes than to lose your heart.
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- One who has been bitten by a snake, when he sees grass he he gets afraid.
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- Put a riddle to a fool a clever person will solve it.
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- That is fashionable in town is never prohibited.
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- The creaking of the door deprives me of no sleep.
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- The one who buries ivory is the one to dig it up.
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- 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.
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- When a fool becomes enlightened, the wise man is in trouble.
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- Where there are many fowls, millet is not scattered.
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- You are blaming the hawk, the falcon is killing the chickens.
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- A blind person does not forget his walking stick.
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- A good day becomes evident in the morning.
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- A log can not move save by the help of rollers.
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- A por man with his child a rich man with his wealth.
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- A thief is caught by his fellow thief.
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- An artful bird can be trapped in a rotten cage.
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- As you tapped it you will drink.
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- Dirty clothes are washed in the backyard.
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- Every door with its own key.
(Swahili Proverb)
- Happiness requires something to do, something to love and something to hope for.
(Swahili Proverb)
- 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.
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- Hold him! Hold him! and you yourself after him.
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- If you do not seal the holes, you will have to rebuild the walls.
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- It is not hard to nurse a pregnency, but it is hard to bring up a child.
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- One who has eyes is not told to look.
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- Refusing and wanting at the same time.
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- That which eats you up is in your clothing.
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- the curse of the fowl does not bother the kite.
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- The one who has helped others climb the ladder gets kicked in the teeth.
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- The washer of corpses does no harm to the dead.
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- Two bulls do not live in the same shade.
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- When a plate is covered, its contents are hidden.
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- Where there are many people, there God is.
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- You can not know the extent of water in a pond that you have never been to.
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- A boat doesn't go forward if each one is rowing their own way.
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- A good name shines in the dark.
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- A messenger is not killed.
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- A potter eats from a potsherd.
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- A thing that is firmly fixed cannot be dislodged except with much trouble.
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