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The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
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He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
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Man is like a pepper, till you have chewed it you do not know how hot it is.
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If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? 
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You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win
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You should know what’s being cooked in the kitchen otherwise you might eat a forbidden food.
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Sugarcane is sweetest at its joint”. It is difficult to achieve some things, but at the end, a man will enjoy the result.
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You are beautiful because of your possessions.
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Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.
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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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