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A good deed is something one returns.
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Only a fool tests the depth of the river with both feet.
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By crawling a child learns to stand
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The best of mankind is a farmer; the best food is fruit.
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She is beautiful; she has love, understands; she respects herself and others; everyone likes, loves and honors her; she is a goddess.
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By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you
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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested”. If the person does not fill up his knowledge, he will never be able to apply the one he already knows.
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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Where there are many, nothing goes wrong.
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