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Patience puts a crown on the head.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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Every misfortune is a blessing.
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A healthy person who begs for food is an insult to a generous farmer.
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Many hands make light work.
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Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
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The best of mankind is a farmer; the best food is fruit.
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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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Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
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The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
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