For the sake of the rose the thorn is watered too.
More African Proverbs:
Whoever has only one garment does not wash it when it rains.African
Treat your guest as a guest for two days -- then on the third day give him a hoe.
African
He who betrays you is not one from far away.
African
He who is drunk from wine can sober up, he who is drunk from wealth cannot.
African
Goats cannot live in a herd of leopards.
African
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
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