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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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The impotent man does not eat spicy foods.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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One shares food not words.
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
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Sugarcane is sweetest at its joint”. It is difficult to achieve some things, but at the end, a man will enjoy the result.
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Beautiful from behind, ugly in front.
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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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