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“If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended, forgive”. Forgive the one, who is guilty to you. Apologize if you made a mistake.
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By crawling a child learns to stand.
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The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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A united family eats from the same plate.
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Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.
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Nobody is born wise.
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The friends of our friends are our friends.
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