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A united family eats from the same plate.
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Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
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To get lost is to learn the way.
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It takes a village to raise a child.
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By crawling a child learns to stand.
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Having beauty doesn’t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage.
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Hold a true friend with both hands.
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A close friend can become a close enemy.
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He who does not know one thing knows another.
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Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.
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