11 African Proverbs about Expect

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1. Don't expect to be offered a chair when you are visiting a place where the chief sits on the floor.
2. A bad habit is like fire you can't play with it and expect not to get burnt.
3. If a mother steals with a child stripped in the back what do you expect of the child.
4. If you have ground nuts in your room expect rats.
5. If you debark a tree don't expect it to live again; you can only plant another of its kind.
6. If you're very unkind today don't expect favours tomorrow.
7. There is no way you can pour water into a basket and expect the water to remain.
8. Those who make friendship with a club shouldn't expect a good handshake.
9. You can never sow rice and expect to harvest maize.
10. You cannot blindfold a man and expect him to ferry you across the river.
11. You cannot expect me to carry you on my back and then you say my head smells.
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