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Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends.
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The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.
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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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If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? 
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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.
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Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and the stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening.
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In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.
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Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
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To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
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