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Many hands make light work.
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Every misfortune is a blessing.
African Proverbs

A spider’s cobweb isn’t only its sleeping spring but also its food trap.
African Proverbs

It’s those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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He who fears the sun will not become chief.
African Proverbs

The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it.
African Proverbs

One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.
African Proverbs

Lack of money is lack of friends; if you have money at your disposal, every dog and goat will claim to be related to you
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The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
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