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They ate our food, and forgot our names.
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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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A patient man will eat ripe fruit
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who makes him beautiful.
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What you give you get, ten times over
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You can tell a ripe corn by its look.
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
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War has no eyes
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