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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested”. If the person does not fill up his knowledge, he will never be able to apply the one he already knows.
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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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Food you will not eat you do not boil.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it.
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Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside.
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The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman.
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Don't set sail using someone else's star.
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Seeing is different than being told.
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