Kũmenya mũno nĩ, kũmenyũria.

Knowing too much is like being ignorant.

The traditional proverb is poetic and discourages people from being too inquisitive. The postproverbial choice of reading a lot introduces modernity in that knowledge is acquired through literacy [reading] which is learned in formal schooling in the contemporary society.

• Postproverbial: Kũmenya mũno nĩ, kuuga nĩũthomaga mũno.
  Translation: Knowing very much means that one reads a lot.
  

Kenya (Gikuyu)

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