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It is no shame at all to work for money.
― African Proverbs

Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
― African Proverbs

By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.
― African Proverbs

A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
― African Proverbs

A wise person will always find a way.
― African Proverbs

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

In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.
― African Proverbs

Food you will not eat you do not boil.
― African Proverbs

A cutting word is worse than a bowstring, a cut may heal, but the cut of the tongue does not
― African Proverbs

Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you.
― African Proverbs

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