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Utu--Maori revenge. 'Do everything well, boy. Do it better than them. Be a better rugby player, better at your job. Outshine them everywhere. Tramp on their pride. Go far, and leave them sniveling in your dust.
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Kris Pearson (The Boat Builder's Bed (Wicked in Wellington, #1))
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Na to tamahine ka pai i ta kina mai ai teni ke keno ki konei.
It was this lovely girl who brought the seal here.
Visits were often made by the sea, so the beautiful young woman draws lovers to her as though they were seals coming in from the sea.
Maori proverb
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Mary Kawena Pukui (Nā Wahine: Hawaiian Proverbs and Inspirational Quotes Celebrating Women in Hawai'i)