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A wise person will always find a way.
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It is not work that kills, but worry.
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One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food.
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
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Rich people cook their food in a potsherd.
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What one won’t eat by itself, one will eat when mixed with other food.
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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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An abundance of food at your neighbour’s will not satisfy your hunger.
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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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Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.
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