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Roosters’ tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
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You should not hoard your money and die of hunger.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
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Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right
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A real family eats the same cornmeal.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.
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