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Where there is love there is no darkness.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Much wealth brings many enemies.
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
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A cutting word is worse than a bowstring, a cut may heal, but the cut of the tongue does not
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A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
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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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One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
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The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it.
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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