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Methali · Swahili proverb

Kamba hukatikia pabovu

“A rope snaps at its weakest point.”

Strengthen your weak spots; that is where things give way.

Meaning pending native-speaker review

Design with this proverb Make it personal

wisdom

Three more ways to wear it

classic · reef

reef · mangrove

makuti · sunset

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Haraka haraka haina baraka

Hurry, hurry has no blessing.

Udongo uwahi ungali maji

Shape the clay while it is still wet.

Asiyefunzwa na mamaye hufunzwa na ulimwengu

Whoever is not taught by their mother is taught by the world.

Mpanda ngazi hushuka

Whoever climbs the ladder also comes down.