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Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right
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You should not hoard your money and die of hunger.
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Brothers love each other when they are equally rich.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
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A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully
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If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree
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