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21. He who is free of faults, will never die.. Congolese Proverb. He who is free of faults, will never die.

22. I own a cow in heaven, but I cannot drink her milk.. Congolese Proverb. I own a cow in heaven, but I cannot drink her milk.

23. If you are too modest you will go hungry.. Congolese Proverb. If you are too modest you will go hungry.

24. If you tell people to live together, you tell them to quarrel.. Congolese Proverb. If you tell people to live together, you tell them to quarrel.

25. Let him speak who has seen with his eyes.. Congolese Proverb. Let him speak who has seen with his eyes.

26. Little by little grow the bananas.. Congolese Proverb. Little by little grow the bananas.

27. Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated tenderly.. Congolese Proverb. Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated tenderly.

28. Lovers do not hide their nakedness.. Congolese Proverb. Lovers do not hide their nakedness.

29. Lower your head modestly while passing, and you will harvest bananas.. Congolese Proverb. Lower your head modestly while passing, and you will harvest bananas.

30. Man is like palm-wine: when young, sweet but without strength; in old age, strong but harsh.. Congolese Proverb. Man is like palm-wine: when young, sweet but without strength; in old age, strong but harsh.

31. Mothers-in-law are hard of hearing.. Congolese Proverb. Mothers-in-law are hard of hearing.

32. No matter how full the river, it still wants to swell more.. Congolese Proverb. No matter how full the river, it still wants to swell more.

33. No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim.. Congolese Proverb. No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim.

34. No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.. Congolese Proverb. No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.

35. One day of hunger is not starvation.. Congolese Proverb. One day of hunger is not starvation.

36. One knife will not cut another knife; one cheat will not cheat another cheat.. Congolese Proverb. One knife will not cut another knife; one cheat will not cheat another cheat.

37. Prepare yourself for when the water comes up to your knees.. Congolese Proverb. Prepare yourself for when the water comes up to your knees.

38. Pride goes only as far as one can spit.. Congolese Proverb. Pride goes only as far as one can spit.

39. Sleep is the cousin of death.. Congolese Proverb. Sleep is the cousin of death.

40. The absent are always in the wrong.. Congolese Proverb. The absent are always in the wrong.

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