The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief

Quote by African Proverb

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By the deeds know a man

By the deeds know a man

He who loves money must labor. Mauritania.

He who loves money must labor. Mauritania.

If everybody in town donates one threat, the poor man has a shirt

If everybody in town donates one threat, the poor man has a shirt

Peace is costly but it is worth the expense

Peace is costly but it is worth the expense

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears

When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears

He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony

He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony

Where I make a living, there is my home

Where I make a living, there is my home

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it

Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it

He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers

He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers

Wisdom does not come overnight

Wisdom does not come overnight

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

Seeing is different than being told.

Seeing is different than being told.

By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed

By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed

Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given

Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given

Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called...

Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called...

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion

But everything that may some day be possible to many the solitary man can now...

But everything that may some day be possible to many the solitary man can now...

When everyone leaves you its loneliness you feel, when you leave everyone else its solitude.

When everyone leaves you its loneliness you feel, when you leave everyone else its solitude.

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.