You must kill the hornets to get rid of the nest.
More Togolese Proverbs:
We are all flesh and blood of the earth and so will return to the ground as rotten maggot encrusted relics.Togolese
The tears running down your face do not blind you.
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In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.
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Breed up a serpent and he will strike when you are in deep slumber.
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If you hurt the reputation of another, you damage your own.
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Better the child weeps than your wife.
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