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Many hands make light work.
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Those who are at one regarding food are at one in life.
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To run is not necessarily to arrive.
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Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you.
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The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
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The forest not only hides man’s enemies but its full of man’s medicine, healing power and food.
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Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.
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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.
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