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Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right
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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
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Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
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“Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet”. The person, who doesn't think about danger, is silly. He doesn't even guess that having stepped with two feet in water, he may not find a bottom.
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A stream cannot rise above its source.
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A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.
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Sugarcane is sweetest at its joint”. It is difficult to achieve some things, but at the end, a man will enjoy the result.
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A ripe melon falls by itself.
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