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A tree is straightened while it is still young.
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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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He who fears the sun will not become chief.
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Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.
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Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true.
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What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn.
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