A tree that grows in the shade of another one will die small.
More Senegalese Proverbs:
The night is the king of the shadows.Senegalese
The jungle is stronger than the elephant.
Senegalese
The strong don't need clubs.
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To spend the night in anger is better than to spend it repenting.
Senegalese
A healthy ear can stand hearing sick words.
Senegalese
If you had teeth of steel, you could eat iron coconuts.
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