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Nobody is born wise.
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The forest not only hides man’s enemies but its full of man’s medicine, healing power and food.
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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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The hyena with a cub does not consume all the available food.
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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
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A good deed is something one returns.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper.
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When the food is cooked there is no need to wait before eating it.
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Fine words do not produce food.
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