<> USIMFATISHE TEMBO KUNYA MAVI MAKUBWA UTAPASUKA MKUNDU (swahili)
      Dont try to imitate elephant excreting big , you will tear your butt.

<> MTAKA CHA UVUNGUNI, SHARTI AINAME.
     Those who want something from under the bed, must bend down.

<> TUPENDANE KAMA SAHANI NA KAWA
      Lets love one another like a dish and the lid.

<> SHUKURANI  YA PUNDA MATEKE
     The donkey shows gratitude by kicking you.

<> CHAKO NI CHAKO HATA KAMA TAMBARA BOVU
     Yours is yours even if it tattered rag.

<> MTOTO HAKUWI KWA MAMA
    A child never grows in his/her mothers eyes.

<> APENDAYE HUITA CHONGO , KENGEZA
     A person in love will call one eyed lover as squinted

<> APENDAYE YUKO TAYARI KUISHI PANGONI
     A person in love is willing to stay with the lover even in the cave.

<> ASIYEFUNZWA NA MAMAYE, HUFUNZWA NA ULIMWENGU.
     Those who are not disciplined by the mother , will be disciplined by the world.

<>PAKA AKIONDOKA, PANYA HUTAWALA.
    When a cat leaves, the rat begin to rule.

<> SAMAKI MKUNJE BADO MBICHI.
     Bend the fish while it is still raw.

<> SIMBA MWENDA POLE , NDIO MLA NYAMA
     The lion which walks quietly , is ready to pounce .

<> NYOTA NJEMA , HUONEKANA ASUBUHI.
     The best star shines in the morning.

<> NANI KAMA MAMA.
     Who is like mother?

<> ACHANA NA YASIYOKUHUSU.
     Leave what doesnt concern you.

<> ASIYEKUJALI NA WEWE USIMJALI.
     Who doesnt care for you, is not worth caring .

<> POLEPOLE NDIO MWENDO
     Slow and steady, is the right way.

<> HARAKA HARAKA HAINA BARAKA
     Haste Haste, No Blessings.

<> BAADA YA DHIKI, FARAJA.
     After hardship, comes comfort.

<> PENYE NIA, PANA NJIA
     When there is a will, there is a way.

<> MLA KUNDE HUSAHAU, MTUPA MAJANI HASAHAU.
     Offender forgets, offended never forgets.

<> NO FOOD FOR LAZY MAN,  ( Nigerian saying)
<> CUT YOUR JACKET ACCORDING TO YOUR CLOTH. 
<> THE CHICKEN THAT IS SEARCHING FOR FOOD IN THE RAIN MUST BE VERY HUNGRY.
<> WHEN A RIPE FRUIT SEES AN HONEST MAN, IT DROPS.
<> LETS FIGHT, LETS FIGHT, NO ONE KNOWS WHOM FIGHTING WOULD FAVOUR.
<> HE WHO DOES NOT LOOK AHEAD ALWAYS REMAINS BEHIND
<> IF A SOUP IS TASTY, IT IS MONEY THAT COOKS IT
<> THE PILLAR OF THE WORLD IS HOPE.
<>  A TREE  NOT TALLER THAN AN ANT, CANNOT SHADE YOU
<> HOLD TRUE FRIEND WITH TWO HANDS

.<> DONT EXPECT TO BE OFFERED A CHAIR WHEN YOU VISIT A PLACE WHERE THE CHIEF HIMSELF SITS ON THE FLOOR.(Ghanaian Saying)
<> ONLY WHEN YOU HAVE CROSSED THE RIVER, CAN YOU SAY THE CROCODILE HAS A LUMP ON HIS SNOUT.
<> HATE HAS NO MEDICINE.
<> THE HUNGER IS FELT BY SLAVE AND KING ALIKE.
<> IF A WOMAN GETS RICH , SHE CHANGES TO A MAN.
<> ONE FALSEHOOD SPOIL A THOUSAND TRUTHS.
<> BY THE TIME FOOL HAS LEARNED THE GAME, THE PLAYERS HAVE DISPERSED.
<>HE WHO MARRIES TRUE BEAUTY IS SEEKING TROUBLE.
<> THERE IS NO MEDICINE AGAINST OLD AGE.
<>WHEN YOU ARE AT HOME, YOUR TROUBLES CAN NEVER DEFEAT YOU.
<>THE ORPHAN DOES NOT REJOICE AFTER A FILLING MEAL.
<>A STRANGER DOES NOT SKIN A SHEEP THAT IS DECLARED AS A FINE IN THE CHIEF'S COURT.
<> WHEN YOU ARE BEHIND THE WALKING PERSON THEN ONLY YOU WILL KNOW HOW THE PATH IS.


<> BLIND BELIEF IS DANGEROUS (Kenyan saying)
<> BAD DANCING DOES NOT BREAK ENGAGEMENT
<> A MESSENGER CANNOT BE BEATEN
<>A CHAMPION BULL STARTS FROM BIRTH
<> DO NOT FOLLOW A PERSON WHO IS RUNNING AWAY
<>WE SHOULD PUT OUT A FIRE WHILE IT IS STILL SMALL.
<>EVEN A FRIEND CANNOT RESCUE ONE FROM OLD AGE.


<>A TROUBLESOME BLIND PERSON PICKS A FIGHT WITH HIS GUIDE (Ethiopian saying)
<>THE GOOD LOOKS OF A MORON DO NOT STAY THAT WAY FOR LONG.
<>IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO CLIMB TWO TREES AT ONCE BECAUCE SOMEONE HAS TWO FEET.
<>DO NOT HESITATE OR YOU WILL BE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING SOMETHING, BEING SOMEONE AND BEING NOTHING.

<>RISING EARLY MAKES THE ROAD SHORT ( Senegalese saying)
<>IT IS BETTER TO WALK THAN CURSE THE ROAD
<>THE TEETH OF A MAN ARE HIS FENCE.