440 Swahili Proverbs / Page 7
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Constant dipping will empty goud of honey.122.
Constant rubbing of a rope will cut a stone.123.
Cooling the tongs is not end of forging.124.
Courage is not the same as fighting someone stronger than you.125.
Death has its advantages too ie it benifits those who inherit.126.
Death is blind.127.
Desire first, death afterwards.128.
Dirty clothes are washed in the backyard.129.
Do me a favour during a rainy season and I shall do the same to you during the dry season.130.
Do not abuse midwives while child-bearing continues.131.
Do not abuse palm-wine tappers while drunkness persists.132.
Do not compete with Kari, Kari comes from God.133.
Do not forget what it is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself.134.
Do not neglect the undoing for the setting.135.
Do not pretend to be a white fowl.136.
Do not put a grass turban on my head.137.
Do not roast baobab kernels and leave those who have teeth chewing.138.
Do not try to fight a lion if you are not one yourself.139.
Do not wake one who is sleeping; you will fall asleep yourself.140.
Don't plant a seed in the sea.