Definitions
mbwende: coward
vanga: scar
Translation
A coward has no scar.
Inspiration
Cowards avoid fights and as a result, are spared from injuries.
Application
Sometimes it is better to retreat and seem cowardly than walk right into the face of danger.
Similar Proverb
1. Bere zvarakatya, mapapata aro mangani?
4. Kutya kukotama; gunguo rakatya, mapapata aro mashoma.