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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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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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Things are to be tried, an old lady cooked stones and they produced soup.
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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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If you give bad food to your stomach, it drums for you to dance.
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Hold a true friend with both hands. 
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Rich people cook their food in a potsherd.
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A dog knows the places he is thrown food
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Wisdom does not come overnight.
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