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A real family eats the same cornmeal.
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One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food.
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It takes a village to raise a child.
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Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.
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You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.
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One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of the food with others.
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The impotent man does not eat spicy foods.
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You should not hoard your money and die of hunger.
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Man is like a pepper, till you have chewed it you do not know how hot it is.
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Youth is beauty, even in cattle.
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