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If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? 
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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It’s those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons.
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Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it
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Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
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He who refuses to obey cannot command.
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Every misfortune is a blessing.
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