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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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What one won’t eat by itself, one will eat when mixed with other food.
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A real family eats the same cornmeal.
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Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
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Where there is love there is no darkness.
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When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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The friends of our friends are our friends.
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Water is colourless and tasteless but you can live on it longer than eating food.
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The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it.
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The forest provides food to the hunter after he is utterly exhausted.
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