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“He who plants kindness gathers love.”
Meaning
Acts of generosity and compassion return to you as affection and loyalty.
Cultural Context
Swahili agricultural metaphors extend to human relationships. Planting good deeds produces harvests of love, just as good seeds produce good crops.
Origin
Kenyan
Language
Swahili
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