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Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right
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There is no fool who is disowned by his family.
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Hurry, hurry has no blessings.
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Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.
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Good words are food, bad words poison.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
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Every woman is beautiful until she speaks.
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A chattering bird builds no nest.
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You can tell a ripe corn by its look.
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