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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
― African Proverbs

He who does not know one thing knows another.
― African Proverbs

Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
― African Proverbs

Do not follow a person who is running away
― African Proverbs

It is not the cook’s fault when the cassava turns out to be hard and tasteless.
― African Proverbs

He who fears the sun will not become chief.
― African Proverbs

The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry
― African Proverbs

A man who pays respect to the great paves his own way for greatness. 
― African Proverbs

Poverty is slavery.
― African Proverbs

There can be no peace without understanding.
― African Proverbs

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