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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it
― African Proverbs

Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
― African Proverbs

A wise person will always find a way.
― African Proverbs

Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat.
― African Proverbs

Children are the reward of life.
― African Proverbs

Repetition is the mother of knowledge.
― African Proverbs

The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.
― African Proverbs

Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
― African Proverbs

One cannot count on riches.
― African Proverbs

Beautiful from behind, ugly in front.
― African Proverbs

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