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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if
not, he leaves the same day. ~Malagasy Proverb
Peace is costly but it is worth the expense. ~Kenyan proverb
There can be no peace without understanding. ~Senegalese
proverb
If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve
war. ~ Somalian proverb
A patient man will eat ripe fruit. ~ African proverb
A close friend can become a close enemy.~
African proverb
There are many colorful flowers on the
path of life, but the prettiest have the
sharpest thorns. ~African Proverb
Bad friends will prevent you from having
good friends. ~ Gabon proverb
Make some money but don’t let money make you. ~ Tanzania
He who loves money must labor. ~ Mauritania
Poverty is slavery. ~Somalia
Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no
one ever gives them meat. ~ Akan
You must act as if it is impossible to fail. ~ Ashanti
The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to
sleep on. ~Ghanaian Proverb
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