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One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.
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Hurry, hurry has no blessings.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve them with war.
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The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry
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“Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet”. The person, who doesn't think about danger, is silly. He doesn't even guess that having stepped with two feet in water, he may not find a bottom.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully
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A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
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One cannot count on riches.
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A single bracelet does not jingle.
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