“Blood cannot be washed out with blood; only water can wash away blood.”
Revenge and further violence cannot undo harm — only reconciliation and restraint can.
— Traditional Afghanistan Wisdom, Afghanistan
Source: Traditional Afghanistan proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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