Tanzanian Proverbs

Tanzanian Proverbs blend Swahili coastal trade, village life, and the shadow of Kilimanjaro. They prize community, patience, and clever speech, echoing a land of many peoples from the Great Lakes to Zanzibar.

Events follow one another like the days of the week. (Tanzanian Proverb)
In the world all things are two and two. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
Little by little, a little becomes a lot. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
Do not mend your neighbor's fence before seeing to your own. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
Do not make the dress before the child is born. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
A sheep cannot bleat in two different places at the same time. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
We start as fools and become wise through experience. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
Even flies have ears. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
Even the night has ears. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
One who bathes willingly with cold water doesn't feel the cold. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
The robin and the wren are God's cock and hen; the martin and the swallow are God's mate and marrow. (Tanzanian Proverb)
The roaring lion kills no game. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
Everything has an end. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb
To be without a friend is to be poor indeed. View proverb
Tanzanian Proverb