Wisdom Wednesday: Malawian Proverbs š²š¼š
- Charity-Keisha Kamwendo
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min read
ā¢Don't think there are no crocodiles just because the water's calm.
ā¢If you have, give; if you need, seek.
ā¢You cannot pick up a pebble with one finger.
ā¢When a dead tree falls, the woodpeckers profit from his death.
ā¢It is the fate of the coconut husk to float, for the stone to sink
ā¢As a child, is a man wrapped in his mother's womb; as an adult, in tradition; comes death, and he is wrapped in earth.
ā¢Crime leaves a trail like a water beetle; like a snail, it leaves its silver track; like a horse-mango, it leaves its smell.
ā¢Do not be like the mosquito that bites the owner of the house.
ā¢A piece of incense may be as large as the knee, but unless burned emits no fragrance.
ā¢He can see a louse as far away as China but is not aware of an elephant on his nose.
ā¢One muddy buffalo makes the whole herd dirty.
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