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A dog knows the places he is thrown food
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He who eats another mans food will have his own food eaten by others.
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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk.
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Youth is beauty, even in cattle.
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A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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Wine, women and food give gladness to the heart.
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One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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