Balye nef, balye prop.
“A new broom sweeps clean.”
Newcomers often perform enthusiastically before habits and old ways return.
— Traditional Seychelles Wisdom, Seychelles
Source: Traditional Seychelles proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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