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He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
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The wealth which enslaves the owner isn’t wealth.
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An ugly child of your own is more to you than a beautiful one belonging to your neighbor.
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Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use.
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A spider’s cobweb isn’t only its sleeping spring but also its food trap.
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Lack of money is lack of friends; if you have money at your disposal, every dog and goat will claim to be related to you
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When God cooks, you don't see smoke.
African Proverbs

Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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Beautiful discourse is rarer than emerald ~ yet it can be found among the servant girls at the grindstones.
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When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it
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