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A housewife who complains that there is not enough foodstuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.
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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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The hyena with a cub does not consume all the available food.
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Peace does not make a good ruler.
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Traveling is learning.
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When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
African Proverbs

Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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