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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.
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