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Roosters’ tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
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Only a fool tests the depth of the river with both feet.
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents
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Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat.
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It is not the cook’s fault when the cassava turns out to be hard and tasteless.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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An ugly child of your own is more to you than a beautiful one belonging to your neighbor.
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