Mukulaal mininkeeda joogta miciyo libaax bay leedahay.
"A cat in her house has the teeth of a lion."
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Rag tag lama dhago ee wuxuu ku tago ayaa la tusiya.
"One doesn't tell a man 'go away' but one shows him something so he will go."
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Nin wax cunay xishood.
"A man who has eaten something becomes shy."
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Gar iyo geeri loo siman
Death and justice affect all men equally
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Haween la'aani waa hoy la'aan
Where there are no women, there is no home (no women means no shelter; therefore, as they are the main pillars of the society then without them there is no means of joyous life)
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Nin rag ah haweentii ka adag, doqonna isgaa ka adag
A good man may be controlled by his wife, while lesser man dominates his
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Guri ann hooyo lahayni waa lama degaan
A home without a mother is like a desert (mother makes home trustworthy, happier and lovable; without her, it's dark, fearful and very horrible to live in)
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Nin ann dhul marini dhaayo maleh
He who has not traveled has no understanding (travel enhances one's experience and wisdom)
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Qof kuu digey kuma dilin
He who warns in advance is not likely to kill you (The man who fore-warns you is like the one who saves your life; someone who gives you a verbal warning beofre starting any hostilities with you cannot be blammed for harming you afterwards. if one admonishes you before he/she does harm to you, is the one who must be listened with care and left alone in peace; otherwise you will share the blame with him/her if anything untoward happens)
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Hadal badan haan ma buuxsho
Too much talk doesn't not fill vessel (talkativeness with no reasoning is always useless)
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Af qoyani hadal ma daayo
A living mouth does not give up talk
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Dagaal nin aan aqoon baa ku orda
A men who doesn't know about war is likely the one who rushes ot it
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Aqoon la'aani waa iftiin la'aan.
Being without knowledge is to be without light.
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Intaadan falin ka fiirso.
Think before you do.
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