Instead of being near a pagan you rather be near an animal.
More African Proverbs:
It is better to be kind to our neighbors than to cross the world to offer incense to our ancestors.African
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
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If you don't want a tail of a monkey to touch you then don't attend the monkey dance.
African
Where the rooster crows there is a village.
African
We shall not give the hyena twice.
African
It is unwise for one to think that a hen will ever be accorded respect in the land of the hawks.
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