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Utazi ubwenge ashima ubwe.

He who lacks wisdom praises his own.

Ignorance breeds arrogance. Foolish people often think they are the wisest and refuse to learn from others.

1234 proverbs

H Proverbs under H 29

Haba guhinga hakaba no guhirwa. Haba guhirwa ntihaba guhinga. Haba Imana ntihaba impuhwe. Haba Iyakare n'amahirwe. Haba Rugira, hakaba umugizi. Haba ubugabo ntihaba ubukuru. Haba umugisha ntihaba ubugabo. Haba umuhanwa hakaba n'umwihane, hakaba n'uwananiranye. Habunda uwirutse. Haburiraga mwene Muzima nkanswe mwene Muzimu. Habyara Imana abantu bakarera. Habyara shobuja ntihabyara so (kuko habyara inka). Hacika umuryango ntihacika ubwoko. Haganira abicaranye. Haganya nyir'ubukozwemo naho nyir'ubuteruranwe n'akebo, ntakoma. Hagati y'abapfu n'abapfumu hamenya abahanga. Hagati y'akarimi n'agatima haciye akaringoshyo (akari ingobe). Hagati yo kuvuga haciye kuzirikana. Hagati yumutwe n'umutwaro haca ingata. Haguma akatsi. Haguma kwiha. Haguma ruseke, ibintu biragenderwa. Haguma umwami ingoma irabazwa. Hakira uwakize. Hakomera imfubyi ifuni iroroha (iragororwa). Hapfa uwavutse. Harakabaho iminsi itanga umugisha. Harakabaho u Rwanda. Hata umwanya asiga igihe.