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A ga eare lo bolela loare kolobe o kana ka poo: Did not you tell us that a pig was as big as a bull?

A Hura ja Mmotlana, boroko: O sleep the poor man's fat

A lo mpona phiri-oo-potlana lwa mpataganela: Because you see that I am a small wolf you join forces against me.

A ngwedi wa tla a tshege letsatsi, are o mosweu: The pot calling the kettle black

A phalana tse re kile rane re di letsa!: Fantasize on lost fortune

Ba ba ratang pako ba jewa dikobo: Those who are fond of flattery are cheated out of their property.

Ba bolawa ba sa tshoga ditlhatshana: They were ignorant of the present danger.

Ba phunyeditse pudungwana dintsi: Put in harms way

Ba-rata-motho ba kana ka ba-mo-tlhoi: A man's friends are as many as his enemies.

Bagologolo ke rona basha: We old folk are the real modern people.

Bana ba buwa le Modimo: Children converse with God.

Bana ba kgori, monokwana o seng, tshika e ya baneng e a kgaoga: A family not kept together with sieze to exist as relationships extends

Bana ba motho ba kgaogana tlhogo ya tsie: Siblings share their parents grant

Bana ba tadi ba itsiwe ka mereto: A child's character or behaviour can be expected to resemble that of their parents

Bana ba tladi ba anyela loratleng.: The devil looks after his own

Bana ba tladi ba bonwa ka mereto: The behaviour of the children reveal the parents attitude

Bana ba tshipa ba tsaya mmila o le mongwe, ba kgaogangwa ke dira tsa megotlha: A team that does not work together get easily divided

Bana mamphorwana maatlhamela babolai: Children can not differenciate good people from bad one's

Banna ga ba na thwadi, ba bonwe ke Ma-Mariga: Men often act alike

Batho ba lemogana loetong: People know each other better on a journey

Batho ga ba lekane e se meno: People are never all the same

Batho ga ba tlale ese dinku: There always some room in a crown of people

Batsomi ga ba ke ba tlhakanela sekgwa: Each one must have his own goal or target

Bo kojwa fela ba ga Ra-Mpeile: Look but don't touch

Bo nche ga ba tlhakanele kutta: Ostriches never share the same nest.

Bo nchwe ga ba ke ba tlhakanela kutla: Egotists can not share a same tusks

Bo phokoje ba ba nkgwe ba itsanye ka mebala: Crooks can spot one another

Bo podi ba kgonwa ke ba ba dinaka: What goes around comes around

Bodiba bo chele ke ntse ke bo lebile: An opportunity lost in hesitation

Bodiba bo jeleng ngwana 'mmaago e re o bo bona o bo sikologe: An unpleasant experienced before by those close induces caution

Bodipa jwa moraka bo gaisa joa legae: The made up chieftainship at work is worse than one at home

Boferefere gase papadi: Cheats never prosper

Bogale tsholo, bo a omisiwa: Anger can be soothened

Bogosi boa taga: Kingship is (often) intoxicating

Bogosi boa tsalelwa, ga bo lwelwe: A king is born, not made

Bogosi ga bo tlolwe ese letsoku: A king is born, not made

Bogwera bo senang kgajane bo wela mo isong: A gathering with no leader cannot make any decisions

Bojalwa, thabisa digogo: Drink will even cheer even the intolerable

Bojang ga bo bofane: Team players don't wish ill of each other

Bojang jwa pitse ke jo bo mo mpeng, jo bo ko ntle e swa e bo hupile.: Don't let go of one branch until they've got hold of the next

Bongwe fela ke bobedi, bojosi losho: Two head are better than one

Bontle bo na le dibelebejane: Beauty can be tempting

Bontlenyane bo seng nosi: All that glitters is not gold

Bopelonomi bo bolaile Mamasilwanoka: Kind-heartedness can put one in danger

Boraro ke bobedi, bobedi ke jone bongwe fela: The more the merrier ( The more people, the better a situation will be)

Boroko ngwana ra loso: Sleep the near relative to death

Bosigo ga bo akele ope: Darkeness gossips about no one

Bosigo ga bona bosigonyana: You can never be sure of what you see in the dark

Boswa jwa Tau ke letlalo: There is nothing worthier than a Lion's skin

Botlhale ba phala bo tswa phalaneng: Parents can learn from their children

Botlhale bo bolaile mong wa jone: The wise often find themselves in trouble

Botlhale ga bona ntlo ya jone: Wisdom has no boundries

Botlhoko bo bonako go tsena, bo bonya go tswa: Sickness is easy to come by but hard to cure

Di ja mmago dia itsanye: A thief knows a thief, as a wolf knows a wolf

Di leseng di kgaolane megatla, ke tsa mosima o le mongwe: A feud between family or friends needs no intervention

Di nwang di a dibosana: Those who are able help those who are not

Di sa itsaneng dia welana: Those that are unknown to each other spring surprises on one another

Di tswa ganong ga di siane: Rumours are never far from the truth

Di ya thoteng di bapile: As alike as two peas in a pod

Dibaga di tloga baapari di ya bafololeding: That would never happen

Digwana tsa basadi, thabisa digogo: Drink will even cheer even the intolerable

Dika o kgatlhe ga e itsiwe: We never know what is going to happen

Dikgaka di remana ka matlape: The strife is at its highest

Dikgomo di kgora mmele, motlhala o sale nageng, di kgonwa ke mosadi you o tsalang dithulaganyane: One with a large family needs to have more wealth

Dikgomo le dihutshane ke mogokitla o tla o dutla: To keep you wealth, you must save fore than you spend

Dikgomo tsa kgosi di amuwa morokotso: One will share himself without permission when take care of the wealthy

Dikgomo tshesebe tsa o salang, di tla tlogelwa foo: Wealth will pass on through generations

Dikhutsana re bo phomela gotlhe, re lema lopetleke: Fools rush in where angles fear to tread

Dilo di bolaya ka lobeko: Possessions can make you vain

Dimpho thelesetso tsa bonokwane more: Gift of theft will lend one in trouble

Dinaka tsa podi di kgonwa ke go lela di lebagane: Better One unhappy with a situation should express their complaint face to face

Dinaka tsa podi di tshwaragane: To get once tounge twisted in a lie

Dinku ga di ke di mutlhwa di le pedi: Multitasking is more complicated than doing things one at the time

Dinkwe go latswana tse di mebala: Those who can afford help those who can't

Dintle tsa ga meoteledipele, dimpe tsa ga mosalamorago: Those who imitate often do a bad job

Dipeba di tsogetse badisa nageng, tsa feta tsa ja bo rraabo kwa gae: Parents will pay for their childrens crimes

Dipeba tsa mosima o le mongwe: Those who agree in many things

Diphologolo di atlanegela batsongwane: Opportunity will present itself to the inexperienced

Dipoo go lwa tse di mo sakeng: Quarrels are at time among those leaving together

Disela-mmapa ga di ratane: Competitors cannot share the same space

Ditlamelo tsa pula di baakanngwa go sa le gale: It is better to prepare early for rainy days

Ditlamelwana tsa pula di baakanngwa go sa le gale: It is better to prepare early for rainy days

Ditlhale-tlhale tsa loboa di bonanye dinoko-pele: The victim and the culprit saw one another

Ditlhare di na tsotlhe: We all make mistakes

Ditsebe di ya molato di sa lalediwa: Walls have ears

E anywang e leletse e ruta e e mo mpeng: A child will learn the mothers acts while still in the womb

E bonwa ke motsoga pele: The early bird catches a worm

E e mo mpeng e bolokegile: What has been stomached is safe

E ka bo e le tshukudu e kabo e ntlhabile: Speak of the devil and he will apprear

E kete e rile a tsalwa a se ka a lela: He is very brave

E nyema-nyema e bone mmelegi: They found someone to take care of them

E re o fitlhela pina e binwa o e bine: When in Rome do as Romans does

E re o gopola tshukudu o ikanye setlhare: Speak of the devil and he will apprear

E re o ntima, o mphele ngwana: Taking care of children is similar to taking care of their parents

E re phala e le khibidu o be o e tlotsa letsoku: To make things worse

E senang meno e lomelwa ke mogolowa yone: Those who cant protect themselves get help

E tla re re re ke dipitse re bone ka mebala: Seeing is believing

E tlhale e amusa e eme. E tshilo e amusa e letse: Forewarned is forearmed

Ea re bodiba boo cha, dikgoadibane di ikepele mo morageng: When wealth runs out, friends disappear

Ea re e bona bong ere mmu: The owner always knows what's his

Ea re e busa' elama a tle a bole: When put wrong, it goes bad

Ea re go latswa bobe e tloge e e ntshe bololo: Spoil a child spare the rod

Ea re go tsalwa le sebe, e re se ota le wena o ote: When a relative is in pain, you also feel the pain

Ea re gotwe roga Kgosi o e roge: If you go along with a false notion, you are also in the wrong

Ea re motho a re 'podi di a sia, a bo a bone ka tsa gaabo: People will exaggerate when reffering to their own

Ea ya monna ke "ee" ya mosadi yone nnyaa: A single woman can overturn her now decision anytime

Fa go chele madiba a magolo, rona re tla bonala kae: No hope at all

Fa ngwana a lelela legodi o le mo neye: Give them what they are asking for

Fa o nngapa ke tla go ingapela: Scratch my back and I will scratch yours

Fifing go gongwa e lelang: One who panics is in danger

Fifing go tshwarwanwa ka dikobo: In trouble time family sticks together

Foko ja maabanyane ga le tlhabe kgomo: Wishes and woulders be no good householders

Foko la kgosi le agelwa mosako: The law of the land must be respected

Ga a montle matlho, montle pelo: The heart will love what it wants

Ga a nyala mosadi o nyetse monna: A controlling woman wants to lead over their husband

Ga a wa, o ribame ka mpa ya sebete: He have complete fell from grace

Ga di ke di etelelwa ke namagadi kwa pele di wela ka lengope: Men following a woman will lose direction

Ga e botlha fela, e tswa moding: Like father like son

Ga e ke e bola e na le mosomelwa: If there's no owner, it will be given away

Ga e ke e bopa marota a le mabedi: Do not make spectacles of yourselves

Ga e ke e phetsolela nageng: One day one will return what one come from

Ga e ne e ya komakoma: It never rains it pours

Ga go a twe tima mogoloo, ga twe se roge mogoloo: Always share with your siblings

Ga go jelelanwe go se tsholong: Exercise good manners more while you at home

Ga go na mokgoro o o sa neleng: Every family has its problems

Ga go poo pedi sakeng: There cannot be two leaders of the same level in a group

Ga ke gogwe loleme ke se kgaga: Not going to be influenced

Ga ke je matlhatsa ke se nca: Not going back on one's word

Ga ke thata ke le nosi, ke thata ka ba bangwe: Alone there is no strenght, but strength is with companions

Ga ke thata ke le nosi, ke thata ka lencwe: I'm strong behind protection

Ga le go tlhabela o le aramele, ka moso le tsena mo marung: Make hay while the sun shines

Ga le ka le feta kgomo la tlhaba motho: It is better to sell a cow to save a life

Ga le ke le epa le kgatlhana e se ja dipholofolo: Things are not so obvious

Ga Modimo ga go itsiwe: God provides at will

Ga nko go lekanwa go se matlho: People are never all the same

Ga se goo lobelo, goo marapo a thata: It is not about speed but endurance

Ga se koo ke kwano: It is everywhere and worse

Ga se pitsa tlhatlewa pele, ke pitsa e beselediwang: The fittest will survive

Ga se sepe re tla kopanela ko kobong ya kgomo: Yet a little while an we shall all meet there

Ga se tlala tlhaola malata, ke marumo majamagosana: No everyone can be poor, but all people die eventually

Gaabo boi ga go lelwe: A coward will live to fight another day

Gaabo lefeega ga go lelwe: A coward will live to fight another day

Gaabo motho go thebe phatshwa: There's no place like home

Gano la tau kotana tshwaraganya ditshika: Family sticks together, even if they may have dome disputes

Go a re go bisa go bitsa motho, go bitse Modimo: God will answer where man fail

Go fa ke go ipeela: Give today and you will receive tomorrow

Go fetoga ga se molato: A wiseman always changes his mind

Go ja monna ga se go mo fetsa: Getting the better of a man is not necessarily finishing him

Go lela go tshitsha pelo: To weep does ease the heart

Go lemala ga namane ke go thoba: Custom is a second nature

Go lepa go a dia: Procrastination is a thief of time

Go leswa bo tshologileng, go somarelwa bo seatleng: Don't cry over spilt milk

Go Naga di bogale go lwelwa moriti le kgantlape: In fertile lands people fight over best places in the shades

Go nwa tse di tshotswa tse di dinaka di faralala fela: But the righteous will flourish over the unrighteous

Go sego yo o tsetseng ngwana wa mosetsana, wa mosimane morwa mogwagadiagwe: My son is my son till he has to him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life

Go senang khumo ga gona lehuma: Where there is no wealth there is no poverty

Go tshelela motho thupana letshotelong: To wait to catch a person in the act

Go ubela tshipi bobe go e tlosa metlhagasu: Strike while the iron is hot

Goo digole ga go iwe dilelo: What is expected is not shocking

Goo Rra Modubu ke kwa nokeng: There's no place like home

Goo rramotho ke goo rramotho: There's no place like home

Gwa swa motho go sale motho: When a man dies a man remains

Hube ga e tshwane le setlhe: The little you can get is better than nothing

Hura ja mmotlana, boroko: Sleep is a poor man's fat

Itaya tshipi e sale khubidu: Strike while the iron is hot

Jwa pitse ke jo bo mo mpeng, jo bo kwa ntle e swa e bo lebile: A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

Ka bomo e senya dilo: Ignorance is bliss

Ka tlhagolela mookana wa ya re o gola wa ntlhaba: You can groom a person only to have them turn against you

Kala tsa more re babedi, naare motho wa boraro o tswa kae: Two is company, three is a crowd

Ke lentle le bogare ba letsogo: A different as can be

Ke reka eng e reka matlotla: If you fail to plan you plan to fail

Ke utlwile ga e tshwane le ke bone: Better to hear from the horses mouth

Kgabo ya mbu e tshwara magakgala: From Bad to worse

Kgabutle ga a ke a feta fa gaabo a re go tlala: A person does not ignore their own family

Kgaka e ntsho e fofa, mebala re e bona e kotame: A person's good deeds willonly recognised in death

Kgaka-kgolo ga ke na mebala, mebala e dikgakaneng: The goodness of the parent is seen through their children

Kgaka-pedi ga di robale mosemeng o le mongwe: Competitors cannot share the same space

Kgakala ke ko re tswang, ko re yang go gaufi: The further we go, the closer we get

Kgano le kgaka, poloka ga se ya babedi: One you save is not guaranteed to do the same

Kgatlhantsha makgatlha a sa le kgakala, a atamela boatla bo a tsena: It is better to prepare early for rainy days

Kgengwe wa ne a lekwe: The proof of the pudding is in the eating

Kgetse e idiwa ena sengwe, e senang sepe ga e idiwe: A full vessel must be carried carefully

Kgetse go tlala ya lesiwa: When the bag gets full, leave it alone

Kgetse ya tsie e kgonwa ka go tshwaraganelwa: There is strength in numbers

Kgobo-kgobo ea ikgobokanyetsa, phatlha-patlha ea iphatlhaletsa: Those who gather, gathers wealth, those who spread, creates poverty

Kgogwana go swa e tsaing, e e kwa ntle e a ipapalela: Once born a child will strive to survive

Kgomo e a tle e bapalwe, motho ga a bapalelwe: You can buy lifestock but now a person

Kgomo e bapalwa le namane: A woman is married with a burdens

Kgomo e bonwe: The enemy is at hand

Kgomo e gatswa le namane: A woman is married with a burdens

Kgomo e tshwarwa ka dinaka, motho ka mafoko: A person is caught by his own statements

Kgomo e wetse sedibeng: There is a very serious problem

Kgomo ga e ke e nnyela boloko botlhe: People will never tell you everyting

Kgomo ga e ke e tlhaba mong wa yone: A child should respect his parents always

Kgomo ga e nyele boloko jotlhe: People will never tell you everyting

Kgomo tsa mogale tsa fula ntsweng le tsa mmoi tsa fula ntsweng: To leave in peace

Kgomo ya moshate, wa e gapa o molato, wa e lesa mo molate: You are damned if you do and damned if you don't

Kgori e bona lee, lerapo ga e le bone: People remember more the good moments than the bad once

Kgosi e tsala diphera: The King rule all of his nation regardless of their health or wisdom

Kgosi thipa e sega moolotsi: The King will discipline even his advisors

Kgosi thothobolo e olela matlakala otlhe: A King carries all burdens of his nation

Kgosing ga go elwe: It is better to represent one's own voice than to be represented

Khudu e dula logapeng: Let the cat out of the bag

Khudu e nnyela morwadi: One must work hard to succeed

Khudu ga a lome, mme fa a tsenngwa monwana logapeng o tle a salele: Respect the young so they can also respect you

Khudu ya mariga e itsiwe ke mmei: One who place something is the one who know where to find it

Khukhu e ragile thokolo: The devil is dead

Khukhu e senya mbu: He has kicked the bucket

Khumo kgolo ya rama: Too much wealth leads to greed

Khumo le lehuma di lala mmogo: Richness and poverty can switch a short time

Khumo matlhare ea tlhotlhorega: Money can easily disappear

Khumo segwagwa e a pharuma: Being rich can be temporary

Khumo ya pena: Wealth engenders pride

Kobo di lekana marudi: There is enough but nothing to spare

Kobo e sugwa ke mong wa yone: If you want something done right, do it yourself

Kobo ga e ke e aparwa ka letlhono: You can't turn something ugly or inferior into something attractive or of value

Kolobe ya morago e bonwa ke dinca: Those known of committing crimes will always be suspected

Koma re bolela kgororo, khupamarama re swa nayo: Small secrets are easy to expose but big one's stay hidden

Korwe ga ke je ke bapalela tsetse: A responsible man will remember the family wellbeing first

Lala ka lobadi: Forgive but don't forget

Le aramele le sa go tlhabetse: Make hay while the sun shines

Le epa le bona mong wa tshimo: Work move well when the leader is present

Le pelong ga le tshetse: A secret buried in the heart seldom gives satisfaction

Le pelong ya moleepi: Where there's a will there's a way

Lebitla la kgomo ke molomo: You must not waiste cattles meat by though it away

Lebitla la monna le fa thoko ga tsela: A man dies working hard for his family

Lefifi le jele ngwana wa lone: Spoil a child spare the rod

Lefoko ga le bowe go bowa monwana: Words have more power to affect people than other means

Lefoko la Kgosi le agelwa mosako: A King's word takes presedence

Lefoko la maabanyane ga le tlhabe kgomo: Do not trust in promises made in excitement

Legodu ke je le rolwang morwalo: A thief is the one caught stealing

Legodu ke le le tshwerweng: A thief is the one caught stealing

Legodu le rolwa morwalo: A thief is the one caught with stolen goods

Legodu le tshwarwa ka morwalo: A thief is caught with possessions

Lehufa le apeetswe le lencwe, lencwe la butswa le lehufa la sala: Jealousy is worse than any hateful words

Leina le senya motse: No need to mention names

Leina lebe seromo: A bad name create bad character

Leitlho le le nosi le tshabelwa ke selabe: A single child often become easy pray to peer pressure

Lekgatlakgatla le jele difokwana, Modikologa o jele pholo wa tona: Hurrying will result in poor endings, and taking time gives good results

Leleme la basadi le lotlhaganya metse: Women gossip can cause chaos in families

Lemme ga le bolaye, go bolaya lefifi: Half a loaf is better than none

Lemme ga le bolaye, sebe ga mogotlha ke go wa fela: Having does not hurt, a serious blow is to go empty-handed

Lemphorwana la bojalwa ga le fofe: Drunkeness delays one's success

Lentswe le pelong ga le tshitse: Feeling when suppressed will never satisfy

Lepotlapotla le ja podi, modikologa o ja pholo ya tona: Hurrying will result in poor endings, and taking time gives good results

Lerotse la makopa ga le na kgodu: A beggar can only accept the little they can get

Lesago la moeng le bewa ke mong 'gae: A visitors luck is determined by the local

Lesepa legolo la moeng, la mong gae pipitlwane: An error of a foreigner is viewed larger than a locals'

Leshetla le tswa mokong: Only the one with first hand experience will know how to explain

Leshwetsana ga le lele fela le a bo le utlwa mashwedi a magolo : Children generally do as their parents. Good and bad

Lesilo ke letlotlo la matlhale: A fool and his money are soon parted

Lesilo le kgomo ga le tlhaleswe: A rich fool is not a fool

Lesilo le laelwa ka bosilo: People will treat you by the way you are

Lesilo le tsalwa le matlhale: A fool is born among the wise

Lesilo sesolo sa matlhale: A fool is a treasure to the wise

Letlaatlaa le motlha mongwe fela: In the time of amusement (mirth) take heed

Letlaleanya ntwa: A child from previous relationship can cause problems

Letlhaku le leshwa le agelwa mo go la bogologolo: The old generation can give advice to the young generation

Letsatsi la nama ga le hube: You can never know what tomorrow holds

Letsogo ga le timelelwe ke molomo: One never loses their way home

Letsogo le tlhapisa le lengwe: It is always good to help each other

Lo are go bona sesha lo se eka-eke lo latlhe segologolo sa lona: Cast not forth thy old water while the new comes in

Lo are go nna melelekele mebe le tle le ipetololele: Being disorganized make one to be exposed

Lo re lo bona di ja maaparankwe, magosana lo itlhoboge: What brings down the king will bring down all that lies below him

Lo se bone dinaka tsa podi go patologana, bobaba di tswa nabo badimong: A family can solve their own problem as a family

Lo se bone maje go katogana, bosigo a atamelana: Always make space for the least possible

Lofetlho lo mamoma loa lotlhanya: Competition creates enemies

Lonyatso ga lo na seipato: Contempt has no excuse

Lorato lo roba ditokololo: Love makes one weak

Lore go bona nna: I know my own story

Lore lo ojwa lo sa le metsi: Childern need to be groomed from a young age

Lorwaneng go tsenelwa gongwe: We all start work together

Loso ga se tlala tlhaola malata, ke marumo majamagosana: No everyone can be poor, but all people die eventually

Loso lo fa mojeng wa kobo: Death can come anytime

Loso logolo ditshego: Great laughter, greater sorrow

Lotlhokwa lo godisa tse dingwe: Money bring money

Maaka a monna a apewa ka pitsanyana : A man must always keep his promises

Maano ga a site, go sita a loso: You can always plan to succeed in life except in death

Mabele a basadi botlhe a amusa matlhale: All the wit in the world is not in one head

Mabele maamusa batho: Corn, the nourisher of the people

Mabogo a mantsi ke a rata tirong, dikgobeng ga ke a rate: Many hands are not good for anything else but work

Mabogo a tlhapisana: It is always good to help each other

Mabogo dinku a thebana: People a meant to help each other

Mafatlha a nku a itsiwe ke baneedi: One who struggled know the ropes

Mafoko a bo "ga twe": It's better from the horses mouth

Mafoko a kgotla mantle otlhe: All arguments are relevant and must be heard

Mafoko ga a lale nageng: News travel fast

Mafoko ga a timanwe go timanwa dijo: Knowledge is to be shared

Mafura a ngwana ke go romiwa: A child benefits from being give tasks

Magodu a itlhopela: Thieves will sell anything stolen

Magodu a itoba-tobeletsa: Thieves will sell anything stolen

Magogorwane rokela banneng, e re motlhang setsiba se kgaogang ba go thuse: Help those in need and they will help you

Magogwe o belaela lomepe: To be in doubt of an opportunity

Mahube a naka tsa kgomo: Earlier morning before dawn

Mahura a ratwa gotlhe: Everybody loves good things

Mahuta maitsiwe ke beng: Only the owner always knows his own

Maikaelelo a nogwana motho: A mans intention is only known to him

Maila go bakwa: Do not praise a man premeturely

Maithutwathutwane ga a tshegwe: One who is learning must not be ridiculed

Maja-polaelo ke wena, maatamela di sutsa: Those that come out when the opportunity is in their favour

Makikitsana a maja-kgomo le ga ja ga a gadimane, a gadimana ntweng: Warrior prefer to face each other in battle

Mala a a bolayang, ke a a sa dumeng: A biggest threat is the one you can't see.

Mala a gamelwa sesaneng: The old generation can give advice to the young generation

Mala ga a tsholwe ke setshwakga: Fortune favours the brave

Malebadi loso, a tshwana le ke gakilwe: Absent-mindedness is forgetfullness

Malepa maitsiwe ke beng: Only the trickster knows his tricks

Malope mphe thite mogola o na le dinyeka: Something new is better than a used thing

Mamphorwana maatlhamela babolai: Children can not differenciate good people from bad one's

Mangana lotso loo phage: Those who have things in common

Manong a ja ka ditshika: Family works together

Mao lo lo ntlha pedi lo tlhaba kobo le moroki: The same knife cuts both bread and the finger

Maoto a nong ke diphuka: The child is expected to one day care for parents

Maoto a nong ke phofa: A mother protects her children

Maragana teng a bana ba mpa ga a tsenwe: A feud between family or friends needs no intervention

Maranyane maitsiwe ke beng: Only the owner always knows his own

Marojana maitisi, maboa a ikgorosa: Disobedient children

Marope a bagale melora, ba bonolo ba sa tshedile ka bonolo jwa bone: It is better to be known for kindness than one's fierceness

Maropeng goa boelwa: There's no place like home

Marota a a sira-sirana: Huge winds blow on high hills

Maru a na le ditladi otlhe: Every threat has a reason

Maru a senang tladi malematsa: An action without intention can be deceptive

Maru ga se pula, mosi ke ona molelo: Where there is smoke there is fire

Masepa a nchwa a dujwa a sa le metsi: Evidence is better presented while or just after it happens

Masilo a sule matlhale a le teng: Not knowing get you it trouble regardless of those with knowledge

Matlho ga a je sa motho: There is no harm in admiring

Matlho ga a lebelele gongwe: Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder

Matlhogole wa mabina go tsholwa: A coward who celebrate the reward he didn't work for

Matlo ke mabipa: Houses are covers of sins

Matlogo a Kgosi, kgetsi ya sebilo: Where sat the king is appreciated

Matshego ga a tlhakanelwe: There is not partnership in luck

Matshwane o belaela lemepe: To be in doubt of an opportunity

Mayo le maboo ga a itsiwe: Going and comings are unknown

Mebala ya bolaya: A quest for fine things is troubling

Melamu e mentsi e tlhaletsha dipelo tsa bagale: Experience is the best teacher

Meno masweu polaya e tshega: Do not be fooled by a crocodile smiles

Menwana e meleele e direla thateng: Long fingers go hardly to work

Merogolwana ya tsatsing e kgonwa ke go lela e lebagane: Those in quarrel must be made to talk face to face

Metsi a lekanye dipota: It is completely full

Mmamotse o bonwa mantlwaneng: Children show their talents from a young age

Mmangwana o tshwara thipa ka fa bogaleng: A mother protects her family

Mmapatsi phokwana, o tsamaya a ntshitse: Seller always shoes off his goods

Mmapelo o ja serati, sekgethelwa ga a se rate: A person will choose what they love and not what is chosen for them

Mmapoo ga a nyalwe: One who influences a tyrrant is also a tyrrant

Mmatla-kgwana ga a robale: A treasure hunter never sleeps

Mmatla-phofu ya gaabo ga a tshabe go swa lentswe: You never give up on fighting for what is rightfully yours

Mmelegi koma, wa rekwa: One who serves you deserve respect

Mmetla-kgole ya borwa o e betla a e lebisitse gaabo: A person will take care of home first

Mmitsa ncwa ga a tshole thupa: Be kind when you are in need

Mmolaya-dira ga a bolelwe: A whistleblower must not be revealed

Mmopa khukhu ga a tshegwe: One who is learning must not be ridiculed

Mmopi o jela ka lophegwana: A potter never eats out of a good dish

Mmotlana ga a bege boroku, bo ka tla ba fetoga nkgotua: An unlucky person does not expose his finds, to avoid disappointment

Mmotlana ga a bege lobone lwa ga gabo: An unlucky person does not expose his finds, to avoid disappointment

Mmutla o kgoro pedi: An elusive person

Mmutla wa gae ga o lebelo: A local hero not longer receive praise like those afar

Mmutlwa wa noko o rotolwa ke o mongwe: When a secret is open, it will reveil other secrets

Mo apaya bodila o a bo ikapeela: A person chooses their own path in live

Mo atla-pedi ga a she: A smith with two hands will never burn

Mo emela Kgosi ke moka Kgosi: One who stands for the King is the King

Mo gama sephitshana sa mariga ke ene mo seokomedi: It is an evil cook that cannot lick his own fingers

Mo gana motho o a bo a mo rola morwalo: Those who reject a person are only help to lower his burdens

Mo goa Modimo o a o ikgoela: Those who curse other curse themselves

Mo ja morago ke Kgosi: He who laughs last, laughs best

Mo kgatha thite ga a mohodi: He who breaks a new field is not the reaper

Mo laya Kgosi o a e itaela: One forcing the leader to make a cruel decision will one day face the same judgement

Mo lefa gangwe o lefa ka marapo: A long sickness is finally cured

Mo leleka kgama ya mariga o e leleka a tshotse kobo: Forewarned is forearmed

Mo naya se, ke moja se: Those who have in abundance should learn to share with others

Mo ngala o ngalogile: Had a bastard

Mo ntsamaisa bosigo ke mo leboga bo sele: You become thankful to the one who helps you once the trouble has subsided

Mo ntsosa bosigo ke mo rata bo sele: Those who helped you through is thanked when the work is done

Mo swela gae ga a jewe, o tshwana le mo swela tebele: It matters not where one dies, they get burried the same

Mo tlhapisa podi ngolwana ga se mogami wa yone: One who put in the work is not always the one who will rip the benefits

Mo tlhola tlotlo a se tlo le ja: A good dog never gets a good bone

Mo tshega kgarebe ke ene monyadi wa yone: It's a thin line between love and hate

Mo tshegela lehuma, oa bo a le itshela: Those who look down on the poor call bad luck unto themselves

Mo tswa kgomo ga se lesilo: One who donates does not do it out of foolishness

Mo utla kgola ya tlaleng o e lebisa babo: Charity begins at home

Mo ya go leele o lefa ka marapo: A long sickness is finally cured

Mo ya kgotla ga a lelekwe: Do not chase away those who go to court

Modieane mo lese ga a ye go swa o ya go bowa: Set it free and it will come back

Modimo ga a je nkabo: God makes no mistakes

Modimo le one o rata lorito: God will take all kinds, young and old

Modiri ga se moji: One who put in the work is not always the one who will rip the benefits

Moeng ga di pedi: When in Rome do as Romans does

Moeng goroga re je ka wena: The best food is served to please visitors

Moeng goroga re je nama: The best food is served to please visitors

Moeng ngaka, o sidila babobodi: Visitors often bring life to those visited

Moenyana o pele, lobone lwa wabo: An early arriver will guide the followers

Mofa Modimo o ja nao: Those who give to God will be rewarded

Mofi o fa mhi ka ene: Those who are giving will also be granted

Mofufutso wa phatla wa jelwa, wa kgodugotshwane ga o jelwe sepe: To profit you must work hard the right way

Mogale o galefa somong: A brave man is braver in a crowd

Mogami ga a bolaye phalane ya puleng: Never kill the goose that lay the golden egg

Mogami o anya morokotso: One who work hard rewards themselves

Mogatsa mo atla ga a onalelwe: A good provider will show with the health and well being of their family

Mogoga o mo leele o tsosa phiri: Procrastination is a thief of time

Mogwe wa tshwene o ja se tshwene e se jang: When in Rome do as Romans does

Mohula o na le wabo: Even a maiden servant has relatives

Moipolai ga a lelelwe: One who put themselves in trouble are not pittied

Mokoduwe go tsosiwa yo o itekang: Help will come to those who help themselves

Mokopi ga a na mafoko: Beggars must not be choosers

Mokopi ga a sago le ntlha: Beggars must not be choosers

Molala ga a kgore: A beggar's hand is a bottomless basket

Molala ke o yo mo tonanyana, yo mo namagadi Mokwena: The male servant is a serf, the female servant is your country-woman

Molao ga o gobelele: The law is not partial

Molao khutsana e o tsaya shudung: Even an orphan can learn the law at his place of service

Molao o tswa ntlokgolo o ya ntlwaneng: A law is set from the top and spread by his subjects

Molato ga o bole: A sin is never forgotten

Molato ga o ko o ja mootlhodi: A crime seldom inflicts its effects upon its originator

Molato o ja ngwana wa one: A criminal will face punishment

Molato o lefiwa ka lemao: One can continue to negotiate their a fine or sentences

Moledi ga a reediwe: Weep and you weep alone

Molelo o fisa baoori: The fire burns those who sit by it

Molelo o o timang o timela go tla tuka, yo o kuang o kuela go tla tima: A quiet and peaceful period happens before a bad situation, followed by quietness

Molelo wa badimo ga o tingwe: The gods word is respected

Molelo wa tladi o tingwa ke o mongwe: A tyrrant is normally brought down by another tyrrant

Moloi ga a (na) mmala: Evil has no colour

Molomo o jang o roga o mongwe: Selfish people keep others away

Molomo o tshela noka e tletse: Easier said than done

Molomo wa re o bina o bo o roga o mongwe: Selfish people keep others away

Mong wa molao ga a o itse: Often the law conflicts

Mong wa thipa ga ke mo lebale, ke lebala mmesi: One who brings the food should have more respect that the one who prepares them

Mong wa thipa ke ja nae, mmesi, ke a mo lebala: One who brings the food should have more respect that the one who prepares them

Monna a sena kgomo mosimane: A man with no wealth is a boy

Monna ga ipolele, o bolelwa ke ba bangwe: It is not for a man to praise himself

Monna lekwati o a kakabololwa: A man is supposed to provide for his family

Monna nku o lelela teng: A strong man does not cry or complain

Monna o bolawa ke se a se jeleng: The consequences of one's actions will have to be dealt with eventually

Monna o sa yeng letsholo la mong gae, le ene ga nke a ya la gagwe: One who give a favour will receive a favour

Monna thekelele theko ya marumo, fa a re thee o a bo a ile: A man who is not well taken care of by his wife will vanish

Monnyenyane ga a simololwe, o tle a kgotle mogolo a fatlhwe: Respect the young so they can also respect you

Monwana ga o ke o itshupa: One doesn't see fault in themselves

Monwana o o supileng o bowa le seatla: What one wants is what one wants

Mopalami tshwene, ga a lebale go wa: A sinner always tries to cover his tracks

Moporofeta ga a na tlotlo kwa gaabo: Respect is given by those far from you

Moraba go jewa o phunyegileng: A fool and his money are soon parted

More go alafa o o botlhoko: A harsh punishment leads to repentance

More go tsena wa legare: The best cure is through an injection

More o palangwa ka legotlho: Venture a small fish to catch a big one

More wa dintsi ke ntwa: It takes intervention or confusion to solve a conflict

More wa kgakala o tswa ka motlha wa tsholo: Achiving a difficult talk can be done through another task

More wa mafoko ke go buiwa: It is always better to face those who wronged you

Moreko ga o ithekolole: Good is repaid with good

Moremogolo go betlwa wa taola, wa motho o a ipetla: A person chooses their own path in live

Morobela o sa thubegeng ke wa lejwe, wa motho wa thubega: It is easier to break a human being than to break a stone

Morogo wa ngwana ga o tlhotswe ditlhokwa: Let the young once learn without being belittled

Moroka o sita ka leru: The proof of the pudding is in the eating

Moroto wa o esi ga o elele: An evidence of one has less value than evidence of many

Morwa o bone none, none e bone Morwa: The victim and the culprit saw one another

Mosadi ga a jewe matlho e se kgomo: A woman is not judged by her beauty alone but by her ability to build a family

Mosadi ga a tswe Borwa e se phefo: A woman faithfulness is not easily predictable

Mosadi mooka o nya le mariga: A woman can device a plan where men fail

Mosadi ncwa, o okwa ke lerapo: Woman is to be wooed and pampered

Mosadi o lotlhaganya metse: A woman's tounge cause feuds

Mosadi tshwene o jewa mabogo: A woman is judged by her handiness and not beauty alone

Mosadi yo o maswe letlotlo la mogatse: An ugly wife is more faithful to her husband

Mosebi o kgaoganya ditsala tse di kgolo: Gossip plits friendships

Mosekaphofu ya gaabo ga a swe lentswe: You never give up on fighting for what is rightfully yours

Moseki ga a itse Kgosi: Law is mightly, need is mightier

Mosele o etswe pula e ese e ne: Prepare well for rainy days

Mosele wa pula o baakanngwa go sa le gale: It is better to prepare early for rainy days

Mosima o duleng kgomo, ga o ke thijwa kwa bobi: You must return a favour with a favour

Mosimane a leofile o lefa kgomo e nngwe: An erred person must take punishment

Mosimane wa gae ga a na lobelo: A local hero not longer receive praise like those afar

Mosimane wa kgosing Kgosi: A servant of a king is a King

Mosito wa phuti e tona, o tsositswe ke wa phuti e nnye: A parent will work hard for a hard working child

Moswang wa tlou e tona, o fatakwa ke dikhudu tsotlhe: A legends' estate is enjoyed by all

Motho ga a itsiwe e se naga: You can never completely know a person

Motho ga a tsofale ke lobelo jaaka mmutla: Life is a marathon and not a sprint

Motho ke motho ka batho: You are who you are because of others

Motho o lebogwa a sule: A person is remembered better after their death

Motho o pelo pedi, ga a pelo nngwe fela: A wiseman always changes his mind

Mothudi ga a na thipa: Often people forget to take care of what is really closest to them

Motlhaka go sha o iphafatlelang: One must work to succeed

Motlhakana go sha o o itlhatlhatlelang: Stand up and be counted or put some work to get results

Motsamai o ja noga: A visitor eats what he is offered

Motse o loapeng: Women nurture has great power and influence

Motse o senang makolwane logora lwa one ga loo: A place with no men is a place with no borders

Motshitshi go gama motlana, o mo ntsi wa lebatsanya: Everybody's business is nobody's business

Motsomi o ja segoleng: What is promised is not guaranteed

Mowa o hula ka toba: An archer is not known by his arrows but his aim

Mpa thotobolo, e olela gotlhe: A hungry person will each every food

Mpeng ga go boelwe, shuping goa boelwa: The mill will never grind with the water that is past

Mpepi ea ipelegisiwa: Help will come to those who help themselves

Mphemphe o a lapisa motho o kgonwa ke sa gagwe: Always begging can alienate you from you close one's

Mpotlane wa go potla tsa ba bangwe fela, tsa ga bo di sa potlwe ke ope: A selfish person who take from others but his are his alone

Naana ya ngaka ke mpa: An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest

Naga e sena khudutlou, bo lobeto ba ipusa: When the can is away the mice will play

Nako kgolo e sa le eno: Time waits for no one

Nama e beta ka lotha: It is better report what on saw

Nama e monate e ya go fela: Good effort is remembered at the end

Nama ya nku e tona ga e itukulwe: Persons of real integrity can never be corrupted

Nama-tshitela e thuba pitsana: Do not put old wine in new bottles

Namane ga e ke e rutwa letsele: We all know our way home

Namane ya Kgare e thobile: It has broken out

Nare tsa Gabana, tshwana puleng di a raga: Young ladies who do not engage with men

Nchwe o tsentse lefetlho: One has stared trouble

Ncwa ga e ke e loma mong wa yone: A child does not fight with his parents

Ncwa go fiwa e e tebelang: Help comes to those who help themselves

Ncwanyana e sa bogoleng e tsewa ke diphiri: Those who don't let their voices be heard will be compromised

Ncwanyana ya maitaya phokojwe e bonwa mabotobotong: Children show their talents from a young age

Ngaka e duelwa go beng: He whose father is judge goes safe to the trial

Ngaka e sa sweng ea eta: A doctor who does not die goes on a journey

Ngaka ga e ikalafe: A doctor cannot heal oneself

Ngaka yare e tlhotswe go alafe ngakana: If all fails then try the less trusted route

Ngwaga o sa nthateng feta ke je: Ring out the old, ring in the new

Ngwaga yo o sa nthateng kgabaganya: Hope for better things next year

Ngwale monnye se lelele lotlhaka thupa di botlhoko: Know the consequences of an advanture before you take risks

Ngwana e a re go lelela bogwete, a bo newe: A child playing with fire will get burnt

Ngwana e a re go lelela legodi a le newe: A child playing with fire will get burnt

Ngwana ga se wa motho ke wa batho: A child is for the community and not his parents alone

Ngwana lekaku o a sokelwa: A child should be encouraged to aim high

Ngwana mangwane nyala, kgomo di boele sakeng: Marry thy cousin

Ngwana ntae ke go lae, tlhogotshweu ga se molao: Both young and old can learn form one another

Ngwana o jelwe ke pelegi: Spoil a child spare the rod

Ngwana o sa utlweng molao wa batsadi, o tla utlwa wa manong: A disobedient child learns the hard way

Ngwana rrago ware go go abela moretlo o tle o mo abele: Return a favour with a favour

Ngwana sejo oa tlhakanelwa: A child belong to the mother, the family and the community at large

Ngwana wa dikgomo ithute molodi o gopole motlhang malata a ile: Learn what you need to know to survive while things are still well

Ngwana wa mma o anya nyetsane: A child can be raised by anyone in the community

Ngwana wa mmolelelwa o sa utlwe, o thanya lomapo lo le tsebeng: A disobedient child learns the hard way

Ngwana wa monna marapo a tlhageng: A man dies working hard for his family

Ngwana wa mosimane o bolawa ke se o se jang: The consequences of one's actions will have to be dealt with eventually

Ngwana wa motho ga a ipone se se mo tlhogong: Those who critic do not see their own flaws

Ngwana wa ntlha ke yo bogadi bo duleng pele: First child conceived from a marriage is the first born

Ngwana wa ntlha molekane waga rragwe: First born child has to immulate his fathers

Ngwana wa re go lelela legodu a lo newe: A wilful man must have his own way

Ngwana yo esi ga nke a lapa: An only child must do everything asked and has everything

Ngwana yo mogolo o tlhokwa ko a leng: The eldest child is missed even where he is

Ngwana yo o bonya le yo o bonako ke ba rata mmogo: Make haste slowly

Ngwana yo o sa leleng o swela tharing: Is good to ask for help

Ngwana yo o sa utlweng molao wa batsadi o tla utlwa wa manong: A disobedient child will learn the hard way

Ngwana yo o tlhogo kgolo o sira rragwe: A disobedient child will overshadow his parents deeds

Ngwedi o epile pitso: Its about to rain

Ngwedi o kile a tshega letsatsi are o mosweu: The pot calling the kettle black

Nkgasa-kgasa ka pela, dia feta kwana tse di tona tsoo raMakaba: Convince me before I change my mind

Nkgonone ga ntshedisa noka e tletse: My Brother, My Pal

Nkgwedi go lelalwa o tshotseng: When days are dark, friends are few

Nko go bisa go dupa, re e rwele fela: It is for you to learn threats round you

Nku ga nke di mutlhwa dile pedi, e ngwe e tla go loma: Drive not too many ploughs at once, some will make foul work

Nkwe go latswana di mebala: Birds of the feather flock together

Nna morwa Segaijana, ke nna ke nna: I am, therefore all things are

Nna o nkgokgotha leselo, seupi ke go kgomaretse: A person can deny his family or his possession

Noga e itomile mogatla: One has played oneself

Noga ga e letelwe mo mosimeng: Do not attack a person in their own home

Noka e tladiwa ke melatswana: You are who you are because of help from others

Noka e tlatswa ke dinokana: You are who you are because of help from others

Nonyane e e mephuphutho mebe e iphatlha ka diphuka tsa yone: To put one's foot in one's mouth

Nonyane e e mo seatleng e botoka go gaisa the dintsi mo sekgweng: A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

Nonyane e nala di ntlha ga e na leshomo: A quarrelsome person never has friends

Nonyane e nnye seatleng, e feta tse di fofang: A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

Nta e raletse molelo: Things are getting toughter

Nta ya selomela kobong: A back stabber

Nthe ga di bajwe dile pedi. Yare o sa sidila lo logwe lo she: Doing too much as once can get one distructed

Ntho e monate e ngwaiwa ke mong: One with a problem knows how best to solve it

Ntlha ya Kgosi e iwa ke Modimo: God helps the strongest

Ntlhomola mmutlwa ga se ntshege lenao: What is borrowed must be returned and not taken forever

Ntsi di okwa ke boladu: If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas

Ntswanyana e bonwa mabotobotong: Children show their talents from a young age

Ntwakgolo ke ya molomo: A more serious fight is the one of words

O buelang dikgageng magakabe a mmona: A secret can never stay hidden from everyone

O foo ke fano: I see you, you see me

O rata dilo tsa MaNapo, MaNapo o sa mo rage : To hate the efford but love the results

O re go lemoga ngaka le bolwetse o bo lemoge: If you are smart enough to face the consequences, you are smart enough to avoid

O rile o lomeletsa Kgatwe wa tla wa tshoga ka a tsetse: Good things happen even to those suppressed

O se bolae moapei wa nama, yare e butswa e gonyele: People will embezzel form their employ

O se bone nong go rakalala godimo, go ya tlase ke ga yone: Everything up must come down.

O se bone tholwana borethe, teng ga yone go a baba: What looks good on the outside may not be good on the inside

O se tsenye noga mo kobong, etlare e thutafalelwa e go lome: Do not give power to someone who will later oppress you

O se tshege yo o oleng, mareledi a sale pele: Don't laugh at those in trouble as no one knows what the future holds

O tshegatshega di ja mme, e tla re di ja mmaago o tla lela: Don't laugh at others failures as it may one day happen to you

O tswa e dumang, o ya e dumang: To get out of one problem to run into another

Pala gabedi, e sita pala gangwe: Think twice before you take action

Peba go hulwa e arametseng: A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

Pela e tlhokile mogatla ka go romeletsa: You will not get what you want if you don't get it yourself

Pelesa e belega ka mpa: Food give energy to work

Pelo boela mannong se o no o se batla o se bonye: All shall be well

Pelo e ganelela kwa monwana o supileng teng: One once to follow their heart

Pelo e jele mashoko: My heart is true as steel

Pelo e latlha dinao: Following you heart will lead you far

Pelo ga e ile mmotlana: We all have feelings

Pelo ga e na khutsana: We all have feelings

Pelo go tswa tsa baji: The rich are hungier to have even more

Pelo kwa teng, phuti: The heart ponders

Pelo potsana, e golegwa ke motho: Only the person know his own heart

Pelo potsane e boshwa ka kgole: Lack of patience leads one to failure

Pelo tshweu e ntsha lobelo: Satisfaction incites bravery

Phala e rile ga ke disiwe, mme lemipi la yone le fetwa ke la podi: A rebel child is worse than one who obeys his parents

Phala e ruta diphalana matlolo: Children learn from their parents

Phala e senang phalana lesilo: Children will help you understand things

Phalana tse pedi ga di na serobe: Conflicting stories have no value

Phelefele lefa e shule o e phunya ngwana o tla betsega: If you try harder, results will come

Phiri e sola bowa, mokgwa ga e o latlhe: Once a thief, always a thief

Phiri ga e latlhe molelo wa yone: It is not easy for a person to change his ways

Phiri ga e sole boboa: It is not easy for a person to change his ways

Phiri ga ka a latlha molelo wa gagwe: Once a thief, always a thief

Phiri go e naiwang: Only the strong survive

Phiri o rile ga bo se gangwe: Better luck next time, or do or try again next time

Phofu ya kganela, ke ya kgosi: An argument is settled by removing the cause

Phoko kgolo ga e tswe ka ngwana wa motho: It is bad to be one spilling other secrets

Phoko kgolo ga e tswe ka ngwana wa motho: It is not good to be a gossiper

Phokoje a re bontsi bo ntsha mangana: The larger the number the more strenuous

Phokoje ga a latlhe moseselo e le wa yone: Once a thief, always a thief

Phokoje go ja yo o diretsenyana: Victors are those who show willingness to try

Phokoje go tshela yo o dithetsenyana: Victors are those who show willingness to try

Phokoje wa morago o bonwa ke dincwa: Those known of committing crimes will always be suspected

Phokoje wa motsetse ga ana bowa jwa mpa: People in a glass house must never through stones

Phuduhudu e anyisa ka tsele je le nnye: Be tender and pitiful to a poor

Phuduhudu e e thamo telele e batwa ke marumo a sa e lebagana: Rubbing nose in other peoples business can cause one unnecessary or unintended harm

Phuduhudu e e thamo telele e goalalela melamu e se ya yone: Rubbing nose in other peoples business can cause one unnecessary or unintended harm

Phula ka botlhale ga e ke e nona: A deceiver never grows his wealth

Phuti tswaya letlhoding, go tswa ka madi ga go molemo: Admiting one's mistakes is better than hiding from them

Pilediwa e a lwelwa: It is important to always heed a calling

Pinyana fa e re ping, ea bo e utlwile tse di kgolo: A child imitates parents

Pitsana kgolo e apeela kwa maragong: Big tools may not be used more efficiently

Pitsana mpe ma letisa dintle: If you plan to excel in big things, you have to develop the habit in the small ones

Poloka kgolo ga e na molemo: Kindness does not pay

Poo e patikwa ka letshwagole: A bully is brought down by a group

Poo e thata ka melala: One with strong protectors is feared

Poo ga di ke di tlhakanela lesaka: We cannot all be masters

Poo ga e ke e bopa masope a mabedi: You can only be able to control a single territory at a time

Poo go bewa ya kgomo ya motho e a ipaya: A person chooses their own path in live

Poo ya bongwe e tlhaba ka 'naka le iname: A wrong of a family member can be tolerated compare to of an outside

Popa-popa ya ipopaganyetsa. Phatla-phatla ya iphatlalaletsa: United we stand, divided we fall

Sa ga Chocho ke se ledile gale: Used to weeping

Sa go ja moeng se bewa ke mong gae: A visitor eats what he is offered

Sa monna ga se tshabelwe ga twe ke mono-wa-koto: A man fights for his possessions

Sa mosima se jewa ke yo o thata: What is worth getting is worth getting the hard way

Sa nca le sa phiri: Very unfriendly relationship

Sa ntlha ke sa ntlha, sa morago ke dithuthuntshwane: The truth is normally presented first, the rest is to cast doubt

Se dikwa ke ncwa pedi ga se thata: More people to a task makes it easier

Se ila kgaka, se nwa moro: To love what you get but not where it comes from

Se ileng se a bo se ile, mosima mo tlhaela thupa, moselatedi ke losilo: It is better to admit what has been lost and move on

Se ipelele tsie e fofa: Never spend your money before you have it

Se ja le motho ke sone se mmolai: Your closest friends are often your worst enemies

Se ja monna ga se fele e bile ga se mo fetse: A woman trying to solicit money from a man will not bring him down

Se jela thoko: A coward or traiter

Se ke wa ipelela mooka go nya, letlotlo le bokwa le le mpeng: Don't let go of one branch until they've got hold of the next

Se lelele kgama le mogogoro: Don't chase after trivial, non-important things

Se monate se ingwaelwa: One with a problem knows how best to solve it

Se nkganang se nthola morwalo: Those who reject a person are only help to lower his burdens

Se nnyele didiba: Don't burn the bridges

Se sa feleng se a bo se tlhola: Every thing come to the end eventually

Se sa ikobeng kwa morago, ga se na molemo: One who doesn't judge themselves before judging other is not worthy

Se sa motho ke se sa motho: One's own is one's own

Se se jeleng rrago le wena ngwana se tla go ja: An enemy of your father is also your enemy

Se tlhoe motho. Tlhoa molato: Do not hate the person accused without all evidence of the crime

Se tshege di ja mma mongwe, di tla ja mmaago o tla lela: Don't laugh at those in trouble as no one knows what the future holds

Se tshege yo o weleng mareledi a sa le pele: Don't laugh at those in trouble as no one knows what the future holds

Se ya bogwe se tletse, se bowa se tletse: You must give to receive

Se ya kgosing se tletse, ga se bowe se tletse: One must be humble while facing judgement of a crime

Seaka sare batho botlhe ke diaka: The bad man always suspects some knavish intention

Seatla ea re go sha, se amogane le se sengwe: Help those in need and they will help you

Sebe sa mogatla ke sa go ya fela: Having something is better than having nothing at all

Sebo ja phokoje wa matlhalefetsa ga le fele: To wisdom there is no end

Seboba re bata sa mokwatla, sa mpa re a mpampetsa: Blood is thicker than water. People will favour their own in any situation

Sebodu se se tlhotswang dithotse: For the sake of one good action, some amount of bad deeds should be condoned

Seboko ga se ke se fetlha noko ele ngwe fela: It is never just one area that is affected

Sedibana pele ga se ikanngwe: Better what you have than what you expect

Segolo ga se je: A large vessel holds the contents, however small

Segologolo se sa leo, Modie o sa bonwa a belege Modienyana: Humanity still exists. Mothers still cares for their children

Seileng se ile mosima mo tlhaela thupa. Mo selatedi ke losilo: What is done is done

Sejo se nnye ga se fete molomo: Be thankful of what you receive even if it is not enough

Sekhukhuni se bonwa ke sebataladi: A secret act will have a witness

Sekhutlo go boa sa monwana, sa pelo se eta le mong: One once to follow their heart

Selelo ke lefela go tlhapa sekgamatha: Crying repeatedly does not solve any problems

Selwana ga se ke se tlhoka mogadikana sone: No one is completely alone

Seroro se a ithoroma: Envy envies itself

Setlhare sa mosi ke go se katoga: Stay away from gossips and quarrels

Setlhotsa go fola sa podi, sa motho ga se fole: Once words are spoken they can never be unheard

Setopo re supa nakedi, magogwe re mmega a sule: A person is innocent until found guilty

Setsenwa ga se se se jang ditlhare ka meno: We all have our abnormal behaviours

Setsetse se bolawa ke namane: It's children that put parents in danger

Setshwakga se fasa kgomo di goroga: When the hard work is done, the lazy gets busy

Shokobe o meipoko mebe watla a iphatlhe ka lohuka: To do too much can sometimes spoil everything

Silo le kgomo ga le tlhaleswe: A fool is a fool regardless of his possessions

So Choo-choo ke se ledile gale: It's the life we live

Susu ilela suswana gore suswana a tle a go ilele: Respect the young so they can also respect you

Tau e iphutha metlhala ele yosi, e na le bana, mafaratlhatlha: It's children that put parents in danger

Tau e itlhopha metlhala e le nosi, fa e na le malawana mafaratlhatlha fela: Children are cause of problem for their parents

Tau e ja bojang: There is fermine

Tau e potlana e jewa ke tse dintsi: One without help is defeated by any number

Tau e senang seboka e siiwa ke none e tlhotsa: To work alone is harder than with help

Tau erile ke motho ke le nosi: A man is a man by others

Tau ga di adimane meno: Everybody for himself and God for us all

Tau ga e je e duma, e lela, e laletse tlhaselo: When one raises their voice, they are getting ready to fight

Tau ga e ke e re e hupile lerapo, e le kgwe: Once convicted of a crime, one must face consequences

Tau ga e ke e tsala lengau: Like father like son

Tau ga e sejwe: To be cause by the crime one revealed

Tau ga go sejwe nayo: To be cause by the crime one revealed

Tau ke e e mo sekgweng: A person cannot be feared as if he is a lion

Tedu tshweu ga se botsofe: Old age does not mean a person incapable

Teleka ka senya e e senang mokgosi, tlala: The deed is everything, nothing is the fame

Thaga e ja e gadima, e boifa mong wa tshimo: Those who look nervous doing something are afraid to be caught in the act

Thakadu ga e ke e tsena mosima gangwe fela: Lovers has a tendency to break-up and get back together a couple of times

Thakana ya gompieno, banona ba kamosho: The boys of to-day are men of tomorrow

Thale di fedile morutsheng: There is nothing left

Thamaga go tuma di na le beng: If we did not flatter ourselves, nobody else could

Thebe ya mothobi o a be a e itse: One who begins a streneous task begin with a preparation

Thelesetso tsa dinokwane, more: A thief will eventually caught

Thipa ga e tswale lesaka: Spending what one has does now grow wealth

Tholwana tsa morolo mo ntsi, mashi di a tlhakanela tshelong: Siblings help one another

Thotana e senang khudutlou, bo lobeto ba ipha naga: When the can is away the mice will play

Thoto ga e tswe basading, e tswa banneng: A man is supposed to provide for his family

Thotsana thunya o e amule lebeleng: A child follow the action of the parents

Thukhwi o rile lobelo, marota a re ke namile: There is not quick way to success

Thupa ya letsholo e betsa masilo: By their own follies they perished, the fools

Thuswane mashi o a anyile mabeleng: Like mother like child

Tiego e tsala tatlhego: Procrastination is a thief of time

Tladi ga e iteye setlhare gabedi: Do not punish the same person many times for the same crime

Tlala ga e lawe, go laya serame: Starvation does not teach, only cold does

Tlhapi solofela leraga, metsi a chele o a lebile: When wealth runs out, problems begin

Tlhogo ya monna maano: A man is to plan constantly

Tlhotlho lo golo loo Phage, tsosa di letseng: A lie is like a snowball; the farther you roll it the bigger it becomes

Tlhotsa pele ga se swa pele: To start first does not guarantee that one will finish first

Tlhwatlhwa go jewa e e tsamayang: A commodity that pleases is half sold

Tlogatloga e tloga kgale modisa wa kgomo o tswa natso sakeng: Procrastination is a thief of time

Tlotlo ga le meletse, ke je mo mpeng: Don't let go of one branch until they've got hold of the next

Tlou fa e tlodile dinoka ke tlowana: One han hold a high position in their territory but in other territory they are just less regarded

Tsa bana ba mpa ga di tsenwe: A feud between family or friends needs no intervention

Tsa gago ke tsa bangwe: You will pay for your actions

Tsala e bolaile tsie: Children often put their parents in trouble

Tsamaya le matlhale o tlhalefe: Learn from the wise

Tsamaya le matlhale o tlhalefe, le masilo a silofale: Learn from the wise and be wise, go with fools, you will be foolish

Tsatsi ja mpatlisa Rra le Mma: The day for reckoning

Tsaya malebela mo mesegong ya ba bangwe: Take a note from the cuts of others

Tsebe ga e na sekhurumelo: One cannot stop themselves from listening

Tsebe go kgaoga e tlatsa e nngwe: The old generation can give advice to the young generation

Tsela kgopo ga e latse nageng: The longest way round is often the shortest way home

Tsele ja nku borethe: A very delicate matter

Tsessebe tsa o salang di tlogela too: All suddently disappear

Tshegodikae o rile goa bo go ise go itsiwe: There is still a chance of success

Tshipo o rile ke lobelo, motlhaba wa re ke namile: There is not quick way to success

Tsholo go di ditewa je le fa: Punishment start wit those who are present

Tsholofelo ga e tlhabisi ditlhong: Expectation or hope causes no shame

Tshotshwane e kile ya roma tlou: A young person may send an old man

Tshukudu e feta marwana, pounama di botlhoko: When one breaks a habit, there may be something wrong

Tshukudu e fetang maokana, pounama di botlhoko: When one breaks a habit, there may be something wrong

Tshukudu e ga e ke e tswa sekgweng fela, ea bo e utlwile botlhoko: One who says certain words, then there is a reason

Tshukudu e senang ngwana e ikisa mokgobeng: One with no servant has to carry his own load

Tshukudu e tonanyana ga e ke e etelelwa ke e namagadi pele: A man if present is supposed to be the head of the household

Tshukudu kwa gobe e isiwa ke namane: Children often put their parents in trouble

Tshukudu ya ga ka: My beloved friend

Tshwana puleng dia raga jaaka nare tsa gabane: Be mindful of others sensivitivies

Tshwene e e boboa bo ntlha o a ikilela: People living in a glass house should never through stones

Tshwene e a re go bona pilo e tshabe : Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on you

Tshwene ga e ipone makopo: Those who critic do not see their own flaws

Tshwene ga e ipone mariba: Those who critic do not see their own flaws

Tshwene ya re go shwa, e re e bona pilo e sie: Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on you

Tshwenyana e e boboa ntlha e a ikilela: People living in a glass house should never through stones

Tshwenyana e itse mapalamo, mafologelo ga e a itse: One who knows how to break don't know how to build

Tshweu ga di tshwane, ntsho tsone di a tshwana: One rotten potato spoils the whole bag

Tshweu tsa ga Ra-Ntlatlana, marakalala letsibogong: Invaders can kill with no shame

Tsie e ja ka bontsi: More hands make the job easier

Wa re go umaka itlho, itlhwe a itsose: Speak of the devil and he will apprear

Wa re o tshaba e dumang wa tshabela go e letseng: Jump from the frying pan into the fire

Ya ja mofoka, ya fokoletsa tse dingwe: A rotten potato spoils the whole bag

Ya lesilo ga e tshwarwe gabedi: Once bitten twice shy

Ya re go bisa go bitsa motho go bitse Modimo: God will answer where man fail