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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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A woman’s polite devotion is her greatest beauty.
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Love is a despot who spares no one.
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There is no medicine to cure hatred.
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Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat.
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He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
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If you give bad food to your stomach, it drums for you to dance.
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Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
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Wine, women and food give gladness to the heart.
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