World Proverbs / Kikuyu Proverbs
281 Kikuyu Proverbs.1.  '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. |