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The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied
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The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman.
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The earth is a beehive, we all enter by the same door.
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To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
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Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
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Peace does not make a good ruler.
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Lack of money is lack of friends; if you have money at your disposal, every dog and goat will claim to be related to you
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A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
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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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