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17 African Proverbs about Gain

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1. Greed loses what it has gained... African Proverb. Greed loses what it has gained..
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2. If you see wrongdoing or evil and say nothing against it, you become its victim.. African Proverb. If you see wrongdoing or evil and say nothing against it, you become its victim.
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3. Anger against a brother is felt in the flesh, not in the bone.. African Proverb. Anger against a brother is felt in the flesh, not in the bone.
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4. A hunter who is never satisfied with is gain will one day be forced to carry home an elephant.. African Proverb. A hunter who is never satisfied with is gain will one day be forced to carry home an elephant.
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5. A sin against a brother or sister is an offence against the gods.. African Proverb. A sin against a brother or sister is an offence against the gods.
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6. Don't enter a defecating competition against an elephant.. African Proverb. Don't enter a defecating competition against an elephant.
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7. Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.. African Proverb. Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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8. If a dog bites you once it's his fault, but if it bites you again it's your fault.. African Proverb. If a dog bites you once it's his fault, but if it bites you again it's your fault.
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9. If you knock your head against a wall, then a coconut tree and pillar and your head still remains undamaged my child, go and hide that head of yours; it is a good head.. African Proverb. If you knock your head against a wall, then a coconut tree and pillar and your head still remains undamaged my child, go and hide that head of yours; it is a good head.
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10. If you debark a tree don't expect it to live again; you can only plant another of its kind.. African Proverb. If you debark a tree don't expect it to live again; you can only plant another of its kind.
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11. It is a surprise that the cock should hold a grudge against the pot, instead of the knife that killed it.. African Proverb. It is a surprise that the cock should hold a grudge against the pot, instead of the knife that killed it.
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12. Sometimes you need to die in order to live again.. African Proverb. Sometimes you need to die in order to live again.
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13. The fox must be chased away first after that the hen might be warned against wandering into the bush.. African Proverb. The fox must be chased away first after that the hen might be warned against wandering into the bush.
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14. Use people who have something to gain, not people with nothing to lose.. African Proverb. Use people who have something to gain, not people with nothing to lose.
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15. Where rain has ever been trapped before when it rains again it will get trapped once again.. African Proverb. Where rain has ever been trapped before when it rains again it will get trapped once again.
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16. You never know a line is zigzag until you put a straight line against it.. African Proverb. You never know a line is zigzag until you put a straight line against it.
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17. Words are like bullets; if they escape, you can't catch them again.. African Proverb. Words are like bullets; if they escape, you can't catch them again.
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