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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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woman who pursues a man for sex loses her spiritual beauty.
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Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem.
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To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
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When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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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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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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If you give bad food to your stomach, it drums for you to dance.
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk
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A tree is straightened while it is still young.
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