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When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
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Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use.
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Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd.
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Having a good discussion is like having riches
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Money is not the medicine against death.
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He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
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