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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has it's place.
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A bad cook also has his/her share of the bad food.
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Where there is love there is no darkness.
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He who learns, teaches.
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A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character.
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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Don't set sail on someone else's star.
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Youth is beauty, even in cattle.
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Water is colourless and tasteless but you can live on it longer than eating food.
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