You can sail in a ship by yourself,
Take a nap or a nip by yourself.
You can get into debt on your own.
There are lots of things that you can do alone.
But it takes two to tango, two to tango...
ايد لوحدها ماتسقفش
One hand can't clap
Bila mtu wa pili ugomvi hauanzi
Without a second person a quarrel cannot start
Kidole kimoja hakiuwi chawa
One finger doesn't kill a louse
na Nankya Sauda 🇺🇬 Shindano la Insha ya Methali 🏆 Mshindi wa Kwanza 🥇
"Maisha tulivu ya upweke yasiobadilikaa huchochea akili na fikra bunifu."
"Maji hutulia pale ambapo mto una kina kirefu."
People don't resist the temptation of new delights. We always deem that other people are more fortunate than ourselves. The crop is always better in our neighbour's field; his cows more rich in milk.
- Ovid The Art of Love, Page 24
दूर के ढोल सुहावने लगते हैं
From far away the drums sound better
隔籬飯香
Next door's rice smells good
隣の芝生は青く見える
The neighbor's grass seems green
соседняя очередь всегда движется быстрее
The other queue always moves faster
Better than never is late - The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
There was no end to it; tribunes of the commons and patricians could not subsist in the same state; either the one order or the other office must be abolished; and that a stop should be put to presumption and temerity rather late than never. - Livy, History of Rome, Book 4
जब जाति तब सवेरे
Whenever you wake up, that’s your morning
Don't close the stable door after the horse has bolted
Imagine you woke up late for a job interview. What would you do? Would you scramble to get dressed and make it to the meeting as quickly as possible? Or would you think "Forget it, it's not worth going at all now"? Next time you think "It's too late" try telling yourself "Better late than never." For example, this Proverb of the Day was posted late, but at least you're reading it now - Thanks!
One man's meat is another man's poison
Nyama na mtu mmoja ni sumu ya mtu mwengine