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It’s those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons.
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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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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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Rich people cook their food in a potsherd.
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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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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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Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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A cutting word is worse than a bowstring, a cut may heal, but the cut of the tongue does not
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Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.
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