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There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.
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A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.
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The friends of our friends are our friends.
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Seeing is different than being told.
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A single bracelet does not jingle.
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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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As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break.
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