Stretch hide while it is still green.
More Swahili Proverbs:
A person scratches himself where his hand can reach.Swahili
He who eats bitter things gets sweet things too.
Swahili
To a physician a sick man is a garden.
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There is no bad patience.
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Work the clay while it is still wet.
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The very thing you do not want, that is what pleases god.
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