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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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One cannot count on riches.
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One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food.
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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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By labor comes wealth. 
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Many hands make light work.
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The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
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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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