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Do not follow a person who is running away
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“Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet”. The person, who doesn't think about danger, is silly. He doesn't even guess that having stepped with two feet in water, he may not find a bottom.
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He who marries a beauty marries trouble.
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To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
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Good music goes with good food.
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Love is a despot who spares no one.
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There can be no peace without understanding.
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As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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A beautiful one hurts the heart.
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