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When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.
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There can be no peace without understanding.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person’s teeth.
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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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There are many colorful flowers on the path of life, but the prettiest have the sharpest thorns.
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If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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By labor comes wealth. 
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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