440 Swahili Proverbs / Page 2
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A fisheman knows where to look for an octopus.22.
A flag follows the direction of the wind.23.
A fly does not mind dying in coconut cream.24.
A good day becomes evident in the morning.25.
A good name shines in the dark.26.
A good place you don't go to is a good place: if you go too often, it isn't a good place any longer.27.
A good purpose is like a doctor and evil purpose corrupts.28.
A good thing sells it self a bad one advertises it self.29.
A goshawk is an egg child, if sleeps hungry its his own fault.30.
A guine- fowl not lay eggs on strange places.31.
A handfull of water can not be grasped.32.
A handsome finger gets the ring.33.
A hasty person misses the sweet things.34.
A hen does not break her own eggs.35.
A hen's kick does not hurt her chick.36.
A hungry man observes no taboos.37.
A hunter is not afraid of thorns.38.
A husband of a mother is a father.39.
A lazy person with a nephwe does not eat dry rice.40.
A letter from the heart can be read on the face.