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The mother hen does not break its own eggs.
More African Proverbs
Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
Where there are many, nothing goes wrong.
The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.
One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
When an old man dies, a library is burned with him.
When you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes but the monkey remains.
It is better to be loved than to be feared.
Truth should be in love and love in truth.
In a family if you have somebody who is troublesome it’s the family members who are more worried than the troublesome member.
The axe forgets but the tree remembers.
In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges, and the foolish build dams.
By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
If the full moon loves you, why worry about the stars?
Knowledge is a garden. If it isn’t cultivated, you can’t harvest it.
He who loves, loves you with your dirt.
A child does not laugh at the ugliness of his mother.
No person is born great. Great people become great when others are sleeping.
Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
A child is what you put into him.
The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.
The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
Wisdom is wealth.
Family must look out for family.
Love doesn’t rely on physical features.
Do not look where you feel. Look where you slipped.
Even as the archer loves the arrow that flies, so too he loves the bow that remains constant in his hands.
It is difficult for two long-nosed lovers to kiss.
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