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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is.
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The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
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War has no eyes
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Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
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A man’s wealth may be superior to him.
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What one won’t eat by itself, one will eat when mixed with other food.
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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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