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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you
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A beautiful thing is never perfect.
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The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.
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By labor comes wealth. 
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it
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If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended forgive.
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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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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You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.
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