Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Wisdom out of Africa. 'Out of hatred for the cockroach, The ants voted for the insecticide-- They all died, including the housefly That didn't vote!' (African Proverb) Today, we might say-- To throw the baby Out with the bathwater. Frank Maurer 18 October 2025 (First encountered)