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A spider’s cobweb isn’t only its sleeping spring but also its food trap.
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If you find no fish, you have to eat bread.
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What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn.
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A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.
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The food eaten first lasts longest in the stomach.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully
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What one won’t eat by itself, one will eat when mixed with other food.
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Coffee and love taste best when hot.
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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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