The dead are not seen in the company of the living.
More African Proverbs:
I don't sow ground nuts when the monkey is watching.African
Before shooting, one must aim.
African
Whom a serpent has bitten a lizard alarms.
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Where the cattle are, there the wolf shall die.
African
Say no from the start; you will have rest.
African
For the sake of the rose the thorn is watered too.
African