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You are beautiful because of your possessions.
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Having a good discussion is like having riches
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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Only a fool tests the depth of the river with both feet.
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She is like a road – pretty, but crooked.
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Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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It is not the cook’s fault when the cassava turns out to be hard and tasteless.
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War has no eyes
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