Train a child the way he should go and make sure you also go the same way.
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A chief should not create a new law when he is angry.African
A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which his mother puts into his palm.
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Do not throw away the oars before the boat reaches the shore.
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One who carries a pot of honey doesn't envy the sugarcane farmer.
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If the nail decided to malinger, it would not pierce butter.
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What use to cover a mend in the Mona Lisa with a crayon.
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