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Patience puts a crown on the head.
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Hold a true friend with both hands.
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It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay in love.
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Patience can cook a stone.
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The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
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An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
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Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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He who earns calamity, eats it with his family.
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