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A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk.
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The food that is in the mouth is not yet in the belly.
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A real family eats the same cornmeal.
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A wise person will always find a way.
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Roosters’ tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors
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Good words are food, bad words poison.
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War has no eyes
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Many hands make light work.
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