When an old man dies, a library burns down.
More African Proverbs:
A stream cannot rise about its source.African
Him with a bushy field cannot harvest edibles from it.
African
The greatest crime in a desert is to find water and keep silent about it.
African
Repetition is the mother of knowledge.
African
The sayings of the wise are like the sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep.
African
A new broom sweeps well, but the old broom knows all the corners.
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