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Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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Wine, women and food give gladness to the heart.
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The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it.
African Proverbs

Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.
African Proverbs

Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
African Proverbs

Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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A dog knows the places he is thrown food
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character
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