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It is no shame at all to work for money.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break.
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Hurry, hurry has no blessings.
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Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside.
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She is beautiful; she has love, understands; she respects herself and others; everyone likes, loves and honors her; she is a goddess.
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He who does not know one thing knows another.
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Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.
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