“Coffee from the top of the cup and chocolate from the bottom.”

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Coffee from the top of the cup and chocolate from the bottom.

— Cuban proverb

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

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