440 Swahili Proverbs / Page 3
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A log can not move save by the help of rollers.42.
A messenger is not killed.43.
A mud hut cannot withstand great shocks.44.
A new fowl always has string around its legs.45.
A new thing is a souce of joy even if is sore.46.
A nice day, a gift for a street peddlar.47.
A noisy drumming does not last long.48.
A noisy person is harmless.49.
A patient man will eat ripe fruits.50.
A person does not objects to being called, he objects to what he is called for.51.
A person is asked about his dress not what he has eaten.52.
A person scratches himself where his hand can reach.53.
A person who is in too much of a hurry stubs his toe.54.
A pit of the tongue cannot be covered up by the hand.55.
A poor man does not pick up things if does they say he stole them.56.
A poor man has no contempt.57.
A por man with his child a rich man with his wealth.58.
A potter eats from a potsherd.59.
A regular path has no signpost.60.
A reserve will not decay.