“If thou pound palm nuts, some will stain thy cloth.”
Certain kinds of work inevitably leave a mark on those who do them.
— Traditional Congo-Brazzaville Wisdom, Republic of the Congo
Source: Traditional Congolese proverb, Congo Basin oral tradition, public-domain oral tradition
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