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A chattering bird builds no nest.
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If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.
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When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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Cooked food is not sold for goats.
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A spider’s cobweb isn’t only its sleeping spring but also its food trap.
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He who refuses to obey cannot command.
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who makes him beautiful.
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