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Every misfortune is a blessing.
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In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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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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Do not follow a person who is running away
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A woman’s polite devotion is her greatest beauty.
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Unity is strength, division is weakness.
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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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