"The mouth that eats does not talk." - Yoruba Proverb

“The mouth that eats does not talk.”

- Yorubawisdom

Meaning

When you are benefiting from something, you should not criticize it.

Yoruba market ethics hold that those who profit from an arrangement should show loyalty rather than ingratitude.

Origin

Yoruba

Language

Yoruba

“The fool speaks, the wise man listens.”

Ethiopian

“Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.”

Ghanaian

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