Msafiri maskini, ajapokuwa sultani
MEnglish Translation
A traveller is poor, even though he be a ruler
Context & Meaning
Travel strips away status and possessions, making everyone equal in their needs
Proverb ID
#322Type
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Proverbs starting with "M"
Msema pweke, hakosi
One who talks to himself cannot go wrong
One who talks to himself cannot go wrong
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Mwenye shoka hakosi kuni
He who has an axe does not lack firewood
He who has an axe does not lack firewood
Mpemba hashoni tomo dogo
A native of Pemba does not sew a small hole
A native of Pemba does not sew a small hole
Mzaha, mzaha, hutumbuka usaha
A joke, a joke, can discharge pus
A joke, a joke, can discharge pus