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A small axe is not sufficient to cut down a large tree.
A wrong step by the leader is a warning for those following.
A warthog eating its fill does not delight a pig.
A greedy man always has his eye on his wife’s pot.
A debt is not a loss once one knows the debtor.
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A mother is like a kernel, crushed by problems but strong enough to overcome them.
A fig tree cannot walk, but its roots go very far.
A long beard doesn ot prevent a house going to bed hungry.
A knife does not recognise its owner.
A hen drinks water while it raises its head upward.
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A friend in need is a friend in deed.
A genius is he who is first to be right.
A lazy person talks for so long, a determinant does.
A baby cannot be heard crying in his mother's womb.
A chattering bird builds no nest.
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A goat never grazes in the same place.
A fish is the last to acknowledge the existence of water.
A goat does not always graze in the same place.
A puppy must not confront a large animal.
A real family eats the same cornmeal.
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A stupid cow leads her calf near the road.
A wife is the wealth.
A rooster does not sing on two roofs.
Beating drums is fun, but also tiring.
Beauty is an empty calabash.
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Before killing the chicken carefully observe the character of your guest.
Between imitation and envy, imitation is better.
Brothers who get along will always defeat the enemy.
Do not put your head in front of your words.
Do not grab your heel until the ant has bitten you.
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Do not throw away the oars before the boat reaches the shore.
Don’t ask for Glasgow when you have already reached London.
During a storm you seek shelter under a tree and not the clouds.
Eggs and metal do not go in the same basket.
Even your dog knows the homes of your friends.
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Even without drumbeats, banana leaves dance.
Even if thin, the elephant remains the king of the forest.
Even if a baby seems unpleasant to look at, his mother never refuses him.
Every hill is a burial site.
Every hill has its leopard.
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God does not ask to withstand more than is possible.
Happiness can grow from only a little contentment.
I pointed out to you the stars and the moon, and all you saw was the tip of my finger.
If you do not listen to good advice, you will be embarrassed in public.
If your corn field is far from your home, the birds will eat your corn.
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If the needle doesn’t pass, the thread doesn't follow.
If you carry the egg basket do not dance.
If a bird does not recognise a tree, it will not rest on it.
If you don't agree with the majority, you are a wizard.
If familiarity were useful, water wouldn’t cook fish.
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If a father does not cultivate, the son does not inherit land.
If you get a fine harvest of maize don’t break your local brotherhood and sisterhood.
In the great river there are large and small fish.
It is only a male elephant that can save another one from a pit.
It is easier to transport a termite hill than have authority in a village.
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Know the price of a Kwanga while dad and mom are still alive.
Leave alone a dance you are unable to perform.
Like ants, eat little and carry the rest back to your home.
Major problems have solution with the old men.
Marriage is a school.
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No one knows if a bird in flight has an egg in its stomach.
Nobody kills an ignorant person who begs for wisdom.
One will always return to an axe or hoe handle that the woman shows them.
One who enters the forest does not listen to the breaking of the twigs in the brush.
One should not beg with a basket.
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One who bathes willingly with cold water doesn't feel the cold.
Only a mother can understand the suffering of a son.
Patience can cook a stone.
People know each other better on a journey.
Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
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Pride only goes the length one can spit.
Roots do not know what a leaf has in mind.
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
Suffering is prior to attaining success or perfection.
Tall stories destroy the family relationship.
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The predator lands on an unknown tree.
The chief's son has to collect firewood when destiny destroys him.
The mouth does not eat if the feet do not walk and the hands work.
The heart is a locket that does not open easily.
The corpse of a bird does not decompose in flight, but on the ground.
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The bird has no nest, but a branch to rest on.
The mouse says: I dig a hole without a hoe; the snake says: I climb a tree without arms.
The eyes of the wise person see through you.
The heart of an adult is like that of an elephant.
The rain falls on only one roof.
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The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart.
The house that is built well doesn’t move any longer.
The strength of the elderly is in the ears and on the lips.
The sun shines during the day, not at night.
The person who sees the in-laws to be bad is not the engaged woman.
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The tears of the orphan run inside.
The toad that wanted to avoid the rain fell in the water.
The path leads towards loved ones not thorns.
The wind helps those without an axe to cut wood.
The womb is not a boat, it cannot carry as much.
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The parent who corrects his or her child with a rod does not sin.
The pants of today are better than the breeches of tomorrow.
The word of a friend makes you cry; the word of an enemy makes you laugh.
The one who eats has tasted the hardship of labor.
To form a dog is the ruin of education.
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To start a fight, one does not bring a knife that cuts but a needle that sews.
To punch with a strong fist, you need to turn over your hand.
What is hanging up, cannot be reached sitting down.
When a leaf falls to the ground, the tree gets the blame.The shame goes to the tree.
When you need to make an important decision, never do it alone, choose the right people.
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When you eat an egg do not insult the chicken.
When a mother has twins she must sleep on her back.
Where there is no shame, there is no honor.
Where the rooster crows there is a village.
Who eats too much, will then be sick.
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Who built the drum knows best what is inside.
Who does not love to dance, does not love to sing.
Who gets lost in the forest takes it out on who leads him back to the right road.
Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others.
You cannot hear a baby cry in the mother's womb.
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You cannot be a mouse and a bat at the same time.
You are invited to join the hunt when your nets are in evidence.
You can see the source of a river, but not that of a clan.
You are beautiful; but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
You are not born a leader, you become one.
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You learn how to cut down trees cutting them down.
You take a bull by the horns and a man by his words.
Your mother is still your mother, though her legs be small.
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