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The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied
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Roosters’ tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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You should know what’s being cooked in the kitchen otherwise you might eat a forbidden food.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Where there are experts there will be no lack of learners
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Love is a despot who spares no one.
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“Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet”. The person, who doesn't think about danger, is silly. He doesn't even guess that having stepped with two feet in water, he may not find a bottom.
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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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