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At the bottom of patience one finds heaven.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.
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When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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A spider’s cobweb isn’t only its sleeping spring but also its food trap.
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When your luck deserts you, even cold food burns.
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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
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As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food
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