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A wheel not greased will creak. [Those who are not properly paid will not work without grumbling. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about work

A person who picks something and decides to make it his own, ought to think how he would feel if he was the person who lost the property he picked.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about people

We must blame the thief first before we say that where the owner put her property improper.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about thieves
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