Somali Proverbs - page 3

One cannot count on riches. (Somali Proverb)
Poverty is slavery. View proverb
Somali Proverb
One doesn't tell a man ‘go away' but one shows him something so he will go. View proverb
Somali Proverb
A man who has eaten something becomes shy. View proverb
Somali Proverb
These youth taught their mother to give birth. View proverb
Somali Proverb
If you want to dismantle a hedge, remove one thorn bush at a time. View proverb
Somali Proverb
Oh hyena, you cannot drag away hides without making a sound. View proverb
Somali Proverb
An escaped lie does not reach the truth. View proverb
Somali Proverb
An old wound will not go away. View proverb
Somali Proverb
What you see is what you believe. View proverb
Somali Proverb
A deer is an elder to its family. (Somali Proverb)
When a man sleeps, it is the same person when he wakes up. View proverb
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Water and milk do not mix. View proverb
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Men for tea, women for talk. View proverb
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Think before you do. View proverb
Somali Proverb
When the snake is in the house, one need not discuss the matter at length. View proverb
Somali Proverb
Where there is breast there can be no brain. View proverb
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Even the brave are scared by a lion three times: first by its tracks, again by its roar, and one last time face to face. View proverb
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Sorrow is like rice in the store; if a basketful is removed everyday, it will come to an end at last. View proverb
Somali Proverb
The child you sired hasn't sired you. View proverb
Somali Proverb
You should discuss over a dog's hide when it concerns your interest. (Somali Proverb)
Let what is on this side of the bank be washed out by the flood, and what is on that side of the bank be carried away by the wind. View proverb
Somali Proverb
The teeth and the tongue are close neighbors, and yet they sometimes bite each other. View proverb
Somali Proverb
A brave man dies once, a coward a thousand times. View proverb
Somali Proverb
He, who does not seize opportunity today, will be unable to seize tomorrow's opportunity. View proverb
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