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When a woman cries, it's as if the sun is covering its face.

— Massa Makan Diabaté

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It is not enough to observe and describe the world, but it must be transformed through human activity.

A woman alone is always a woman calling for a man.

Knowledge is not reserved for the elderly alone; a child who knows how to ask questions can acquire it.

A man should only look at himself in the eyes of an opponent, and only for a matter of honor.

On the day of final judgment, if God did not close his eyes, his paradise would be as populated as the desert.

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