Swahili Proverbs - page 8

A barber does not shave himself. (Swahili Proverb)
A blind person does not forget his walking stick. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A cat belonging to the house is not chased away. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A double jointed arm follows the leg action. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A drum that is sounded loudly will soon split. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A dying ear does not feel the medicine. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A log can not move save by the help of rollers. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A messenger is not killed. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A mud hut cannot withstand great shocks. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A noisy drumming does not last long. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A person who is in too much of a hurry stubs his toe. (Swahili Proverb)
A regular path has no signpost. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
When the head of the family dies, that family breaks up. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
When tide is high, it ebbs. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
When you mention a snake, have a stick ready in your hand. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
Where there are old people, nothing goes wrong. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
Where there are plenty of trees there are no builders. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
Where there is finery, there lies the snare. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A rope parts where it is thinnest. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A rotten coconut in a heap spoils the wholesome ones. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A traveller is poor, even though he being a ruler. (Swahili Proverb)
A tree of your height cannot shade you. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
Wait a minute! wait a minute! harms the stomach. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
War has no eyes. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
Water in a coconut shell is like an ocean to an ant. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
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