Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~ Yoruban Proverb, Beninese [15732]

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16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,

What you give you get, ten times over. ~ Beninese Proverb [19246]

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There is no god like one's stomach; we must sacrifice to it every day. ~ Beninese Proverb [18965]

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Work is the medicine for poverty. ~ Beninese Proverb [18849]

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The young cannot teach tradition to the old. ~ Beninese Proverb [18675]

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Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back. ~ Beninese Proverb [18232]

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Many words do not fill a basket. ~ Beninese Proverb, Yoruban [17739]

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Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum. ~ Beninese Proverb [16536]

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Before you ask a man for clothes, look at the clothes that he is wearing. ~ Beninese Proverb [15833]

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A great affair covers up a small matter. ~ Beninese Proverb [15285]