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He who fears the sun will not become chief.
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One cannot count on riches.
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Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has it's place.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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Poverty is slavery.
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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A real family eats the same cornmeal.
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It’s those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons.
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One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food.
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