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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday.
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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.
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When God cooks, you don't see smoke.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree
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The goat says: “Where there is blood, there is plenty of food.”
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