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Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
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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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She is beautiful; she has love, understands; she respects herself and others; everyone likes, loves and honors her; she is a goddess.
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Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd.
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Every woman is beautiful until she speaks.
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If you find no fish, you have to eat bread.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
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If you are looking for a fly in your food it means that you are full.
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has it's place.
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