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The impotent man does not eat spicy foods.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right
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A beautiful thing is never perfect.
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A wise person will always find a way.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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Roosters’ tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is.
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He who loves money must labor.
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Love is a despot who spares no one.
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