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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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Every woman is beautiful until she speaks.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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If you find “Miss This Year” beautiful, then you’ll find “Miss Next Year” even more so.
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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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Traveling is learning.
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Patience puts a crown on the head.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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It takes a village to raise a child.
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