Somali Proverbs
Sayings of Somali origin A man with a sense of humor is never at a loss for words or action. The bridge is repaired only after someone falls in the water. A person stands next to a shade not next to words. You don't go searching for bones in a lion's den. Poverty is slavery. Every camel was once upon time two years old. Think before you do. Think before you do. Lend a false ear to false words. The person who does not listen to an elder's advice gets his or her leg broken. What you see is what you believe. Dogs understand each other by their barking, and men by their words. To try and fail is not laziness. Somalis don't say a false proverb. Death and justice affect all men equally Where there is negotiation, there is hope for agreement. To be without knowledge is to be without light. The best bed that a man can sleep on is peace. A coward is full of precaution. A coward dies before the courageous dies. Your woman should be in the h...