Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
When the next house is on fire, 'tis high time to look to your own.Nigerian
Some birds avoid the water, ducks look for it.
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If you rise too early, the dew will wet you.
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If you rise too early, the dew will wet you.
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If death be terrible, the fault is not in death, but thee.
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Evil knows where evil sleeps.
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