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Love is a despot who spares no one.
― African Proverbs

When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
― African Proverbs

Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
― African Proverbs

What you give you get, ten times over
― African Proverbs

If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
― African Proverbs

The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
― African Proverbs

Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
― African Proverbs

You are beautiful because of your possessions.
― African Proverbs

The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.
― African Proverbs

If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
― African Proverbs

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