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Amor sin sufrimentu ta prenda sin balor.

Love without suffering is a jewel without value.

Genuine love is proven through hardship — a relationship never tested by difficulty is not fully valued.

Traditional Papiamento Wisdom, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Source: Traditional Papiamento proverb, Palabricks.nl Antillean love-proverb collection, cross-referenced with the "1000 Awesome Things About Curaçao" cultural blog, public-domain oral tradition

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