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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has it's place.
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A chattering bird builds no nest.
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Wisdom does not come overnight.
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The rich are always complaining.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
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Peace does not make a good ruler.
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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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Rich people cook their food in a potsherd.
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He who receives a gift does not measure.
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With wealth one wins a woman.
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