52 Sayings of Zulu Origin

1. "The house of the loud talker leaks." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "A leopard eats by means of its spots." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "The nice fig is often full of worms." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "He likes to be looked at like a long-hairy goat." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "Even an ant can hurt an elephant." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "The eye crosses the full river." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "He, who hates, hates himself." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "Guessing breeds suspicion." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "Darkness conceals the hippopotamus." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "The bones must be thrown in three different places before the message must be accepted." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "You cannot know the good within yourself if you cannot see it in others." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "A horse has four legs, yet it often falls." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "No dew ever competed with the sun." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "You arrive Mr. Big Shot but leave Mr. Nobody." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "You cannot fight an evil disease with sweet medicine." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "Every stream has its source." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "The bull is among the calves." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "The elephant trunk can never be too heavy for the elephant." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "Even the most beautiful flower withers in time." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "The rich are always complaining." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "Even an ant can hurt an elephant." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "Do not leave your host's house throwing mud in his well." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "Without life there is nothing." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "You can learn wisdom at your grandfather's feet, or at the end of a stick." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "A half loaf is better than no bread." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "There is no hillside without a grave." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "Blessed are those who can please themselves." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "A child that does not cry dies in the sling." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "Respect is two way." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "He who has a milking-pail should not be obliged to milk on the ground." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "You cannot cross a river without getting wet." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "You are two-colored like a hyena." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "Almost doesn't fill a bowl." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "Once beaten twice shy." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "Warn someone who changes jobs a lot." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "Do not talk about a rhinoceros if there is no tree nearby." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "When you bite indiscriminately, you end up eating your own tail." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "Even immortals are not immune to fate." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "A fault confessed is half redressed." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "Death has no modesty." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "Follow the customs or flee the country." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "The lion is a beautiful animal, when seen at a distance." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "Do not call to a dog with a whip in your hand." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "The horse that arrives early gets good drinking water." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "The cow licks one that licks her." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "A nice plate is not long eaten off from." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "The most beautiful fig may contain a worm." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "The cunning men do not deal with each other." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "You are sharp on one side like a knife." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

50. "Copying everybody else all the time, the monkey one day cut his throat." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

51. "The day is worked while it is still fresh." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet

 

52. "When the man is away, the monkey eats his corn and goes into his hut." (Zulu Sayings) Click to tweet