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