281 Kikuyu Proverbs
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'Kanywanjui' scratches its thigh.2.
A branch of 'mutundu' does not hinder the division of a field.3.
A cunning man likes the company of a fool.4.
A danger escaped is no guarantee for the future.5.
A fair daughter's father has no ears.6.
A good action reaps another.7.
A good friend is a treasure.8.
A good millstone does not meet a good miller.9.
A joke can break the earring.10.
A joke must not hit the belly.11.
A knife and a shaving-knife are alike.12.
A lame of heart is not a lame of leg; he cannot be recognized.13.
A little idleness causes the ruin of the beehive.14.
A little idleness lost a tilled field.15.
A little, contemptible path is sometimes the one that leads you to the highway.16.
A long lawsuit breeds poverty.17.
A man changing his abode is like a woman marrying.18.
A man is poor not because he scorns possessions, but because he possesses nothing.19.
A market can be spoilt by one woman.20.
A person will change his mind on something if left to sleep over it.