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Poverty is slavery.
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Don't set sail using someone else's star.
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Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
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Things are to be tried, an old lady cooked stones and they produced soup.
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He who fears the sun will not become chief.
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Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Having beauty doesn’t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage.
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A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it
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