Kikuyu Proverbs - page 3

We speak byh proverb: he who is intelligent will understand. (Kikuyu Proverb)
What is in masai is not in kikuyu. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
When ‘ithare' is uprooted ‘mugumo' grows in its place. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
When an elephant combats, it is the grass that suffers. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
When hyenas go away jackals rejoice. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
When the food is cooked there is no need to wait before eating it. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
When there is shortage of figs, birds eat the fruits of the ‘mugumo'. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
Wind makes more noise among the trees. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
Wives and oxen have no friends. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
Women have no upright words, but only crooked ones. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
You cannot make an appointment with death. (Kikuyu Proverb)
You spoke with your own mouth. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
He who seeks his goat with the man who ate it, is certain not to find it. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
He who spends his time adorning himself knows he is going to a dance. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
Home affairs cannot be told to the public. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
Home affairs have their staff, which cannot be brandished by anyone but the head of the house. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
Home affairs must not go into the open. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
Hyena says that men are wise because they know how to hold a firebrand. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
If anybody makes you laugh, it is not always because he loves you. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
If the first goat goes lame, those that follow will not reach the pasture. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
If you help yourself you will be helped. (Kikuyu Proverb)
In the presence of elderly people one must not pour water. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
Indulgence breeds regret. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
It is bad to get old, for one goes to bed grumbling. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
It is bad to stay at home. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb