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An abundance of food at your neighbour’s will not satisfy your hunger.
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It is no shame at all to work for money.
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To get lost is to learn the way.
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Money is not the medicine against death.
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The impotent man does not eat spicy foods.
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Only a fool tests the depth of the river with both feet.
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He who doesn’t clean his mouth before breakfast always complains that the food is sour.
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The hyena with a cub does not consume all the available food.
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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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He who learns, teaches.
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