34 Sayings of Zanzibar Origin

1. "Beat your wife regularly; if you don't know why, she will." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "A monkey that pilfers from a widow's larder must not be admonished." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "You have to look after wealth, but knowledge looks after you." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "A baby that does not cry will die on its mother's back." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "Who speaks alone is always right." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "Foam will always find its way to the shore." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "The bigger the pot the more rice will stick to it." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "A madman drops a stone in a well, but forty wise men cannot take it out." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "Things that are useful to people go into the cooking pot." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "The bucket goes down the well every day, some day it won't come up again." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "A chicken's head cannot wear a turban." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "A strong bull is seen by it's scars." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "A woman without teeth shall be left to the lions." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "Unless you know the road you've come down, you won't know where you are going." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "He who listened to the woman suffered famine at harvest time." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "Who chooses will always have desires." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "If you are ugly, learn how to dance." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "The death throes of an elephant are not so annoying as a living flea." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "There is reason in the roasting of eggs." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "Time is longer than a rope." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "Speak of the dog, but take the stick into your hand." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "If you have no teeth, do not break the clay cooking pot." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "The chicken-thief does not listen to the chicken's prayer." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "If you think your bundle of dirty clothes is too heavy, try picking up your neighbor's." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "If you praise the man who taps the palm tree, he'll put water in the palm wine." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "The fish caught in the net starts to think." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "Willing is a good man, but Able is a better one." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "No matter how fast moonlight runs, daylight catches up." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "A fruit tree that grows in a dung heap will certainly blossom." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "A man without a wife is a man without a house." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "When you run alone, you run fast. When you run together, you run far." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "Never pick up what you didn't put down." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "Women and glass are always in danger." (Zanzibar Sayings) Click to tweet