Maasai Proverbs

Maasai Proverbs arise from the cattle‑herding peoples of Kenya and Tanzania, forged by age‑set warrior traditions and life on the savanna. They value courage, communal duty, and respect for land and livestock.

Daylight follows a dark night. (Maasai Proverb)
It is the belly which daily gives thanks. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
Life has seasons. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
Lonely is one. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
One house cannot be divided. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
The cow has no owner. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
The eye cannot penetrate darkness. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
The forest has ears. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
The neck cannot become the head. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
The withered tree will destroy the healthy tree when it falls down. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
The words of the elders are blessed. (Maasai Proverb)
You cannot force water up a hill. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
You know what to say, but you do not know what you might be told. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
A lion can run faster than we can, but we can run farther. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
A particle of goat dung cannot be eaten by a large gourd. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
A proverb does not answer itself. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
A zebra takes its stripes wherever it goes. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
Do not allow the belly to make you useless. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
Don't fight a lion with a stick. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
Don't pinch the heifer's vagina. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
Don't praise tomorrow because tomorrow praises itself. (Maasai Proverb)
Foolishness first, then wisdom. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
Friendship likes distance. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
Home is not far away when you are alive. View proverb
Maasai Proverb
It is impossible to find a man who has everything, but it is possible tofind one who enjoys the things he has. View proverb
Maasai Proverb