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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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A good deed is something one returns.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents
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Sugarcane is sweetest at its joint”. It is difficult to achieve some things, but at the end, a man will enjoy the result.
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If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.
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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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War has no eyes
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