Quand la bouche est pleine, la barbe reçoit les miettes (Proverbe Ewe – Ghana, Togo). – A être gourmand, on se salit.
When the mouth is full, the beard receives the crumbs (Ewe proverb – Ghana, Togo).- Being greedy leads to getting dirty.
Proverbe Ewe sur la gourmandise / Ewe Proverb on Greediness
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There is literal truth to this, but that proverb makes a ton of sense.
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