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You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win
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A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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He who fears the sun will not become chief.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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The earth is a beehive, we all enter by the same door.
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A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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It is not the cook’s fault when the cassava turns out to be hard and tasteless.
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If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents
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