8 wise Somali Proverbs
The best bed that a man can sleep on is peace.
Somali Proverb
Wisdom does not come overnight.
Somali Proverb
One refusing a sibling's advice breaks his arm.
Somali Proverb
A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a crooked rope.
Somali Proverb
He is a fool who marries an old woman without teeth.
Somali Proverb
One doesn't tell a man ‘go away' but one shows him something so he will go.
Somali Proverb
A man who has eaten something becomes shy.
Somali Proverb
These youth taught their mother to give birth.
Somali Proverb
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