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Many hands make light work.
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Knowledge is better than riches.
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The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.
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The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman.
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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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When the food is cooked there is no need to wait before eating it.
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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 its place.
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Wisdom is wealth
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Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
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