Kalewenaik chebo kolosunetab ge ak menotet
Kalewenaik chebo kolosunetab ge ak menotet
Mokilosuge omoilosun kokwet.
Do not praise yourself
before you are praised by the community.
This is a warning against arrogance and self-centredness. Even if you are successful you do not need to show off; others can see and appreciate your success without your having to boast about it.
This is a warning against arrogance and self-centredness. Even if you are successful you do not need to show off; others can see and appreciate your success without your having to boast about it.
- Makimene metop talamwa.
You should not be proud
of a locust's head.
The rich should show humility if they wish to be respected.
The rich should show humility if they wish to be respected.
- Momei meure sebati.
Pride comes before a
fall.
This is a warning, for example, to very wealthy people who are so intoxicated with their wealth that they disregard other people's importance.
This is a warning, for example, to very wealthy people who are so intoxicated with their wealth that they disregard other people's importance.
- Maomei rorion koi, ame chi.
Laughter does not strike
a stone, it destroys people.
If you ridicule those who are disadvantaged, you are bound to experience this same defect. This proverb is said, for example to a person who laughs at a physically handicapped person. It is believed that if you laugh at a person who has a physical defect, you will bear a child who is physically deformed.
If you ridicule those who are disadvantaged, you are bound to experience this same defect. This proverb is said, for example to a person who laughs at a physically handicapped person. It is believed that if you laugh at a person who has a physical defect, you will bear a child who is physically deformed.
- O belion amoyie saram.
An
elephant is big, yet it does not give birth to twins.
Those who are successful or in prestigious positions should realize that they too have certain limitations. They should not assume that they can do everything or that they can manage without the co-operation of others who may not be as successful as themselves.
Those who are successful or in prestigious positions should realize that they too have certain limitations. They should not assume that they can do everything or that they can manage without the co-operation of others who may not be as successful as themselves.
