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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
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Hold a true friend with both hands.
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry
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Lack of knowledge is darker than night.
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A stream cannot rise above its source.
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He who learns, teaches.
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