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You should know what’s being cooked in the kitchen otherwise you might eat a forbidden food.
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Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food.
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Patience is the key which solves all problems.
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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.
African Proverbs

Peace does not make a good ruler.
African Proverbs

Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and the stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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Cooked food is not sold for goats.
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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