Methali za Kiswahili
Discover the wisdom of East Africa through traditional Swahili proverbs
🌟 Proverb of the Day
Meaning: A secret is no secret when shared by two people
Context: Secrets are hard to keep
Meaning: There is no harm in an increase
Context: More is usually better
Meaning: Hurry, hurry, has no blessing
Context: Haste leads to waste
Meaning: Loss befalls a careless fellow
Context: Negligence leads to loss
Meaning: Anger brings damage
Context: Anger often leads to regrettable outcomes
Meaning: It does not dawn! It dawns
Context: Change is inevitable
Meaning: They are not; they are not; they are
Context: Denial does not prevent reality
Meaning: It is better for the eye to die than the heart
Context: It is better to lose sight than hope
Meaning: Better to stumble with the toe than with the tongue
Context: Verbal mistakes are worse than physical ones
Meaning: Better half a disaster than complete disaster
Context: A partial loss is better than total loss
Meaning: Civility does not cause disagreement
Context: Politeness prevents conflict
Meaning: Voluntary work is better than forced labour
Context: Willing effort is more effective than coercion
Meaning: He laughs at a scar who has received no wound
Context: Those who haven't suffered cannot understand pain
Meaning: He denies you a ball of food; he does not deny you a word
Context: Some people are generous with advice but not with material help
Meaning: Kindness does not go rotten
Context: Good deeds are always remembered
Meaning: If you do not know death, look at a grave
Context: Reflect on mortality to understand life
Meaning: That which has passed is not a disease, cure what is coming
Context: Focus on future solutions, not past problems
Meaning: What is famed does not last
Context: Fame is fleeting
Meaning: The ferry which takes you across is rotten
Context: Past help is often forgotten
Meaning: Where there's a will, there's a way
Context: Determination finds a path