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Food you will not eat you do not boil.
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A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break.
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One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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If ten cents does not go out, it does not bring in one thousand dollars.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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A real family eats the same cornmeal.
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If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.
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Patience can cook a stone.
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