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He who earns calamity, eats it with his family.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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To try and to fail is not laziness
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Words are sweet, but they never take the place of food.
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By crawling a child learns to stand
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Brothers love each other when they are equally rich.
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You should not hoard your money and die of hunger.
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If you find no fish, you have to eat bread.
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Do not follow a person who is running away
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Dress up a stick and it’ll be a beautiful bride.
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