Moto hauzai moto
MEnglish Translation
Fire does not beget fire
Context & Meaning
A destructive process ultimately consumes itself and leaves nothing behind
Proverb ID
#313Type
Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "M"
Mpanda farasi wawili, hupasuka msamba
One who rides two horses at once will split asunde...
One who rides two horses at once will split asunde...
Msafiri maskini, ajapokuwa sultani
A traveller is poor, even though he be a ruler
A traveller is poor, even though he be a ruler
Mwenda mbio hujikwaa dole
A person in too much of a hurry stubs their toe
A person in too much of a hurry stubs their toe
Maskini na mwanawe, tajiri na mali yake
A poor man and his child, a rich man and his wealt...
A poor man and his child, a rich man and his wealt...
Mgeni ni kuku mweupe
A stranger is like a white fowl
A stranger is like a white fowl