440 Swahili Proverbs / Page 14
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Mouth is the home of words.262.
Never give up your own old mat for a better prayer mat which you see passing.263.
Nine is near ten.264.
Nobleness is not noble ancestry.265.
Not all that have claws are lions.266.
Old droppings do not stink.267.
Old rust is for the stranger.268.
One fault does not warrant divorce of a wife.269.
One finger canot kill a louse.270.
One fire brand after another keeps fire burning.271.
One follows bees will never fail to get honey.272.
One who always depends on his brother will die poor.273.
One who curses someone in public, brings it on himself in private.274.
One who gives birth cannot avoid defilement.275.
One who has been bitten by a snake, when he sees grass he he gets afraid.276.
One who has eyes is not told to look.277.
One who has little relish must eat sparingly.278.
One who hides private parts wont get a child.279.
One who keeps silent, endures.280.
One who rides two horses at once will split asunder.