One cannot put out fire with fire.
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What is sweet in a fools mouth will surely finish is money.African
You cannot blindfold a man and expect him to ferry you across the river.
African
The okra plant doesn't grow taller than its planter.
African
A leopard is such an elusive animal that it can only be caught by the combined force of a man and his father-in-law.
African
Who gets lost in the forest takes it out on who leads him back.
African
There is no day that goes without the moon and no day that goes without sunrise and sunset.
African