Mwibaji na watwana, mwizi ni mwungwana

A thief is a rogue, but the one who repays is a gentleman

It's better to make amends for a wrong than to just be known as the one who did it

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Swahili Proverb

Proverbs starting with "M"

Mwanga mpe moto kulea
Give a wizard a child to bring up

Mla mbuzi, huipa ng'ombe
The eater of a goat pays back a cow

Mgonjwa haulizwi uji
A sick person is not asked for porridge

Mvumilivu hula mbivu
The patient one eats ripe fruit

Mficha uchi hazai
One who hides their private parts will never have ...