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A bad cook also has his/her share of the bad food.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
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Brothers love each other when they are equally rich.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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He who learns, teaches.
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A chattering bird builds no nest.
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To get lost is to learn the way.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves his own way for greatness. 
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