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If you find no fish, you have to eat bread.
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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
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When a once-beautiful piece of cloth has turned into rags, no one remembers that it was woven by Ukwa master weavers.
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One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of the food with others.
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You are beautiful because of your possessions.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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The rich are always complaining.
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The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.
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A close friend can become a close enemy.
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A stream cannot rise above its source.
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