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If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? 
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One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food.
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There are many colorful flowers on the path of life, but the prettiest have the sharpest thorns.
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A good deed is something one returns.
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It is not what you are called, but what you answer to
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“If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended, forgive”. Forgive the one, who is guilty to you. Apologize if you made a mistake.
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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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With wealth one wins a woman.
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