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Poverty is slavery.
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If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended forgive.
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
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Seeing is different than being told.
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Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and the stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening.
African Proverbs

If I could see your face, I would not need food.
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One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.
African Proverbs

A beautiful one hurts the heart.
African Proverbs

The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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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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