17 January 2012, by DailyLifelines
When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it. (Guinea) 
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16 September 2011, by DailyLifelines
One is never fed by working for a person who has not requested help. (Kenya- Gikuyu) 
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6 August 2011, by DailyLifelines
Only a lion knows best its own needs and can best serve them. (Botswana) 
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4 May 2011, by DailyLifelines
If you have a lot, give some of your possessions; if you have little; give some of your heart. (Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania- Nilotic) 
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2 May 2011, by DailyLifelines
If one tree faces the storm alone, it collapses. (Ghana) 
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8 April 2011, by DailyLifelines
One needs a tree trunk only during floods. (Uganda, Congo) 
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17 March 2011, by DailyLifelines
He that is carried on the back must cling on. (Tanzania)
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28 December 2010, by DailyLifelines
Help me during the floods, I will help you during the drought. (Tanzania-
Haya)
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24 December 2010, by DailyLifelines
Charity is a matter of the heart and not of the pocket. (Tanzania- Zanzibar)
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22 December 2010, by DailyLifelines

A pint of “
help” better than a thousand pities. (
Guyana, U.S. Virgin Islands)
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12 December 2010, by DailyLifelines
If you have, give; if you need, seek. (Malawi)
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9 December 2010, by DailyLifelines
A dog with a broken foot finds his master’s door. (Jamaica)
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11 November 2010, by DailyLifelines
Flowing water makes stagnant water move. (Somalia)
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12 October 2010, by DailyLifelines
Patience is the key which solves all problems. (Sudan)
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2 October 2010, by DailyLifelines
Who gets lost in the forest takes it out on who leads him back to the right road. (DRC)
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