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Roosters’ tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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A healthy person who begs for food is an insult to a generous farmer.
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For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today
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If you give bad food to your stomach, it drums for you to dance.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper
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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
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Things are to be tried, an old lady cooked stones and they produced soup.
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Do not let what you cannot do tear from your hands what you can.
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She is beautiful; she has love, understands; she respects herself and others; everyone likes, loves and honors her; she is a goddess.
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