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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something
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Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true.
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When a once-beautiful piece of cloth has turned into rags, no one remembers that it was woven by Ukwa master weavers.
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He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
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A wise person will always find a way.
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food
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An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep
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The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.
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Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.
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