Save your fowl before it stops flapping.
More Guinean Proverbs:
A cow that has no tail should not try to chase away flies.Guinean
A good deed is something one returns.
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The man who can't dance says the band can't play.
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The man on his feet carries off the share of the man sitting down.
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Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
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