When a ripe fruit sees an honest man, it drops.
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It is little by little that a bird builds its nest.Nigerian
A housewife who complains that there is not enough foodstuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone.
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Voluntary work is better than slavery.
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Beauty is not sold and eaten.
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He who is courteous is not a fool.
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One cannot go back to the farmer from whom one borrowed seed-yams to plant to say that the beetles have eaten up the seed-yams.
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