Ukupigao ndio ukufunzao
UEnglish Translation
What beats you is what teaches you
Context & Meaning
We learn from our hardships and mistakes
Proverb ID
#485Type
Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "U"
Usisafiriye nyota ya mwenzio
Do not travel by your friend's star
Do not travel by your friend's star
Umekuwa nguva, huhimili kishindo?
Are you a dugong, that you cannot bear a shock?
Are you a dugong, that you cannot bear a shock?
Usitukane wagema na ulevi ungalipo
Do not insult the palm-wine tappers while the drin...
Do not insult the palm-wine tappers while the drin...
Ukitaka kula nguruwe, chagua aliyenona
If you want to eat pig, choose a fat one
If you want to eat pig, choose a fat one
Usiache kunanua kwa kutega
Do not neglect unsetting a caught trap for the sak...
Do not neglect unsetting a caught trap for the sak...