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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
― African Proverbs

Rich people cook their food in a potsherd.
― African Proverbs

There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast.
― African Proverbs

A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.
― African Proverbs

Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
― African Proverbs

Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
― African Proverbs

You must act as if it is impossible to fail.
― African Proverbs

However long the night, the dawn will break.
― African Proverbs

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

The food eaten first lasts longest in the stomach.
― African Proverbs

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