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For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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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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By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.
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A bad cook also has his/her share of the bad food.
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To try and to fail is not laziness
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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