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To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
― African Proverbs

Beautiful words don’t put porridge in the pot.
― African Proverbs

Words are sweet, but they never take the place of food.
― African Proverbs

Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.
― African Proverbs

Beautiful from behind, ugly in front.
― African Proverbs

Sugarcane is sweetest at its joint”. It is difficult to achieve some things, but at the end, a man will enjoy the result.
― African Proverbs

A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.
― African Proverbs

War has no eyes
― African Proverbs

Patience puts a crown on the head.
― African Proverbs

If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success.
― African Proverbs

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