Kiswahili Proverb of the Day-gctid25969

[alvasakima]

Mstahimilivu hula mbivu.

translates to:

A patient man will eat ripe fruits. Patience will be rewarded.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Dua la kuku halimpati mwewe.

The curse of the fowl does not bother the kite.

[alvasakima]

Hakuna masika yasiyokuwa na mbu.

translates to: There is no season of heavy rains without mosquitoes.

Another way to put that is to say that, the troubles of one person are usually the pleasure of another.

[alvasakima]

MTAJI WA MASKINI NI NGUVU ZAKE

translates to: A poor man's capital is his body strength

[alvasakima]

Usipoziba ufa, utajenga ukuta.

translates to:

If you do not fill up a crack, you will have to build a wall.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Ukitaka vyoo vizuri, lazima uchimbe shimo refu mwenyewe.

If you want nice bathrooms, you need to dig a deep hole yourself

[alvasakima]

Dawa ya moto ni moto.

translates to: The remedy to fire is fire. (Tit for tat or an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.)

[alvasakima]

Hapana siri ya watu wawili.

translates to: A secret is no secret when it is shared by two people. (Three can keep a secret if two are dead.)

[alvasakima]

Penye nia pana njia.

translates to: Where there is a will there is a way.

[alvasakima]

Akiba haiozi

translates to: Put something away for a rainy day!

[alvasakima]

Wapingapo fahali wawili, ziumiazo ni nyasi.

translates to: When two bulls fight, it is the grass that suffers.

[alvasakima]

Asiyekubali kushindwa si mshindani.

translates to: He who does not accept defeat is no sportsman.

[alvasakima]

Chema chajiuza, kibaya chajitembeza.

translates to: A good thing sells itself, a bad thing advertises itself for sale. (Clearance)

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Alva Sakima wrote: Chema chajiuza, kibaya chajitembeza.

translates to: A good thing sells itself, a bad thing advertises itself for sale. (Clearance)

I used to LOVE this proverb...that is until I got into advertising...L:DL...j/k

/me

[alvasakima]

Ada ya mja hunena mungwana ni kitendo

(adduh ya mj-uh who-nen-uh, moon-gwan-uh knee-key-tendo)

translates to: Public opinion maintains, a gentleman is judged by his actions.