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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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Coffee and love taste best when hot.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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Wine, women and food give gladness to the heart.
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A real family eats the same cornmeal.
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A spider’s cobweb isn’t only its sleeping spring but also its food trap.
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