Wise wordspublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 3 October 2017
Today's African proverb:
Quote MessageWhen you gift a piece of cloth to a lazy man, you also need to provide the dye"
A Yoruba proverb sent by Samuel Oluwatosin Aisa in Jos, Nigeria
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Today's African proverb:
Quote MessageWhen you gift a piece of cloth to a lazy man, you also need to provide the dye"
A Yoruba proverb sent by Samuel Oluwatosin Aisa in Jos, Nigeria
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