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When God cooks, you don't see smoke.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.
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Rich people cook their food in a potsherd.
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You are beautiful because of your possessions.
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Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
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A close friend can become a close enemy.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child
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