Your own bad place is far better than your companion’s place.
More Swahili Proverbs:
A nice day, a gift for a street peddlar.Swahili
The ape does not see his own backside, he Sees his companion's.
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He who fixes his mind much on water ends up not drinkink it.
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A handsome finger gets the ring.
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A bird that imitates others does not get used to a place.
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He who is after two things at the same time, one will surely escape him.
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