“You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday.”

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You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday.

— Zimbabwean proverb

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

About this proverb

Attributed to: Zimbabwean proverb
Culture / tradition: Zimbabwean
Published in: Aboriginal Proverbs: Spoken By The Indigenous
Attribution status: As published

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