“Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.”

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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.

— African proverb

Book Title – Aboriginal Proverbs: Spoken By The Indigenous – Get the book

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Attributed to: African proverb
Culture / tradition: African
Published in: Aboriginal Proverbs: Spoken By The Indigenous
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