281 Kikuyu Proverbs / Page 7
- 61. He who seeks his goat with the man who ate it, is certain not to find it.
 - 62. He who spends his time adorning himself knows he is going to a dance.
- 63. Home affairs are not to be carried on in the public squuare.
- 64. Home affairs cannot be told to the public.
- 65. Home affairs have their staff, which cannot be brandished by anyone but the head of the house.
- 66. Home affairs must not go into the open.
- 67. Hyena says that men are wise because they know how to hold a firebrand.
- 68. If anybody makes you laugh, it is not always because he loves you.
- 69. If the cap fits wear it.
- 70. If the first goat goes lame, those that follow will not reach the pasture.
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