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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
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Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday.
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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.
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Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.
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