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Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
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Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends.
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Do not follow a person who is running away
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Cooked food is not sold for goats.
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Wisdom does not come overnight.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.
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He who receives a gift does not measure.
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Knowledge is better than riches.
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Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.
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