Even if the hen is poor it cannot leave blank eggs.
More African Proverbs:
The womb is not a boat, it cannot carry as much as a boat.African
When a new saying gets to the land of empty men they lose their heads over it.
African
It doesn't matter how slowly you walk, just as long as you don't stop.
African
If you don't know the path to the spring or swamp, follow the trail of broken pots.
African
Knowledge is better than wealth, you have to look after wealth, but knowledge looks after you.
African
Sometimes the spirits speaks for you and sometimes the spirits makes you speak.
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