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If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents
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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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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it
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Poverty is slavery.
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A single bracelet does not jingle.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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A healthy person who begs for food is an insult to a generous farmer.
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food
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If you find “Miss This Year” beautiful, then you’ll find “Miss Next Year” even more so.
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One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of the food with others.
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