Black people must stop acting like crabs in a barrel and work together.


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He who learns, teaches
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He who refuses to obey cannot command. - Kikuyu, Kenya
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Being happy is better than being king
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A word uttered cannot be taken back
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It takes a village to raise a child.
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The one who asks questions doesn't lose his way
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Sitting is being crippled
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Tears are best dried with your own hand
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When the music changes, so does the dance
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Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens
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If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree
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Loose lips sink ships
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Ignorance is bliss
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The love of evil is the root of all money.
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The best things in life are free.
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Hope is the nurse of misery.
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