If you are offered a span, do not take a couple of yards.
More Swahili Proverbs:
A single hand can not nurse a child.Swahili
The space under the bed is like a mat.
Swahili
A boat doesn't go forward if each one is rowing their own way.
Swahili
Where there are many fowls, millet is not scattered.
Swahili
Things dont just happen by accidents.
Swahili
A noisy drumming does not last long.
Swahili