Today’s African Proverb (8.17.15)
Avoiding a quarrel is better than asking forgiveness. (-Niger, Nigeria, Hausa) 
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Avoiding quarrel in a society torn by vendetta system is somehow accessing to a powerful progress because no development without peace. Being a peacemaker is an undeniable contribution in the community for its development.