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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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No partridge scratches the ground in search of food for another
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Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.
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He who earns calamity, eats it with his family.
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woman who pursues a man for sex loses her spiritual beauty.
African Proverbs

Where there are experts there will be no lack of learners
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However little food we have, we’ll share it even if it’s only one locust.
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Seeing is different than being told.
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Don't set sail using someone else's star.
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Do not call to a dog with a whip in your hand.
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