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Tswana proverbs about family

Tswana · 1 proverb

Mmangwana o tshwara thipa ka fa bogaleng

A mother holds the knife by its sharp edge.

A mother will take the cut herself before she lets harm reach her children. Gripping a knife by the blade means accepting the wound so someone else doesn't have to.

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