The world is a dry tree. Don't lean your weight on it.
Swahili proverb, Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 61
The world is a dry tree. Don't lean your weight on it.
Swahili proverb, Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 61
The source
"The world is a dry tree. Don't lean your weight on it." This Swahili proverb is recorded in Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 61. Translated from the original Swahili by Spartan Surfers.
"Dunia mti mkavu : kiumbe siulemele."Original Swahili, Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 61. Swahili: W. E. Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), archive.org; meaning checked against Taylor's English.
Who said it
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Questions
- Who said "The world is a dry tree. Don't lean your weight on it."?
- Swahili proverb. Source: Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 61.
- What is the original Swahili?
- Dunia mti mkavu : kiumbe siulemele. Translated from the original Swahili by Spartan Surfers.
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