Cactus is bitter only to him who tastes of it.
More Ethiopian Proverbs:
The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst.Ethiopian
It is like using a spoon to get water from the nile.
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The cattle is as good as the pasture in which it grazes.
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Thorns prick lightly the man who walks slowly.
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One who runs alone cannot be outrun.
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A home without a woman is like a barn without cattle.
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