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Swahili proverbs about respect

Swahili · 1 proverb

Adui aangukapo mnyanyue

When your enemy falls, lift him up.

Helping an enemy up may cost you your advantage for the moment, but it can also be how an enemy stops being one. Grace given where it isn't owed can change the relationship itself.

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