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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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One cannot count on riches.
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk
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To run is not necessarily to arrive.
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It is not the cook’s fault when the cassava turns out to be hard and tasteless.
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The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.
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You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday.
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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
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Poverty is slavery.
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