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Rats don't dance in the cat's doorway.

Proverb · Cameroon

Themes

Caution
Fool
Problem
Trouble

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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.also about trouble
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A doctor who invoked a storm on his people cannot prevent his house from destruction.also about trouble
Do not call a dog with a whip in your hand.also about trouble
A flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can harm a flea.also about trouble

NextGiven the scale of trauma caused by the genocide, Rwanda has indicated that however thin the hope of a community can be, a hero always emerges. Although no one can dare claim that it is now a perfect state, and that no more work is needed, Rwanda has risen from the ashes as a model or truth and reconciliation.

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