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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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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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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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There can be no peace without understanding.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food.
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By crawling a child learns to stand
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When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
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