- Proverbs and Wisdom from the Zimbabwe Shona Tribe -
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A witch must operate far from home so that neighbors can at least defend you
Shona Tribe Proverb
The wearing out of an animal hide is as if it never had meat
After living in a cattle kraal, a white grub thinks itself a cow too
A poor person won't kill an animal that has leather
A baboon may be ugly but it won't eat a carcass
"Something killed it, an owl can't die because of the wind."
'Innocent' dogs chew up leather mats
An impossibility is an impossibility, a cough cannot abort a pregnancy
The power of fish is in water
One finger can't squeeze a flea
If the gods give you a wound, they have allowed flies to eat you
Anything new is under your foot
Lone planner burnt his own blanket
During courtship a man humbles himself, then raises his head after winning the woman's heart
A small flame burnt huge logs down.
