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World-wide Proverbs on
the Environment

 Kenya:
Earth is not a gift from our parents, it is a loan from our children.
 Afganistan:
The wood is burnt, but the ashes are a nuisance.
 Africa:
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
 China:
Paper can't wrap up a fire.
 Unknown:
The frog does not drink up the the pond in which it lives ...

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