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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.
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If you find “Miss This Year” beautiful, then you’ll find “Miss Next Year” even more so.
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Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight.
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Repetition is the mother of knowledge.
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A single bracelet does not jingle.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you
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When your luck deserts you, even cold food burns.
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A bad cook also has his/her share of the bad food.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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