South African Cultural Proverbs

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• First come, first serve

• Success is success, even if you finish first or last

• The taste is always the same, even if you finish first or last

• Sharing is caring

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• Beware of unfaithful people

• Wild animals are unpredictable

• It's sunny and raining at the same time

• A cunning match is brewing

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• A painful start leads to success

• The younger the thorn, the more potential it has

• Sharp people are born that way

• Children often show signs of what they'll become

• A person is smaller than a country

• People need each other

• The person who works well alone always gets ahead

• If you can't save yourself, you'll end up on an island

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• Always expect surprises

• Trust what you see, not what you hear

• Judge only after knowing the facts

• Zebras hide their truth

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• One should mind their own business

• Even flies have boundaries

• Everyone must fend for themselves

• Sharing is overrated

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• Sneaky people never leave

• Replace one problem with a worse one

• Trade problems with solutions

• Danger likes company

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• Good things often come to those who do not see them coming

• Use the resources that you wisely

• Don't take what doesn't belong to you without preparing

• Hunger brings opportunity

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• All that glitters is not gold

• Sweet things rot first

• Always wash your fruits

• Look for the sower ones

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• Everyone finds their place in society

• Those who lag behind will eventually get to where they are going

• Latecomers miss the fun

• Don't follow the herd blindly