Somali proverbs

Proverbs from all Somali speaking parts of the world.

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 * Nin wax cunay xishood.
 * A man who has eaten something becomes shy.
 * "Society had a crime problem. It hired cops to attack crime. Now society has a cop problem."
 * Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker (1980)

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 * Talo walaal diide taagoogta ayuu kajabaa.
 * One refusing a sibling’s advice breaks his arm.