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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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If you watch your pot, your food will not burn.
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Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.
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If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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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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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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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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