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He who learns, teaches.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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Unity is strength, division is weakness.
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What you give you get, ten times over
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One must talk little and listen much. 
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Beautiful words don’t put porridge in the pot.
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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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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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