A melancholic look is visible but not a melancholic heart.
More Ethiopian Proverbs:
Regret, like a tail, comes at the end.Ethiopian
A powerful friend becomes a powerful enemy.
Ethiopian
Sharing a secret with a rogue is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
Ethiopian
Saying that it's for her child, she gets herself a loaf of bread.
Ethiopian
One scoops with a scoop.
Ethiopian
The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
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