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No partridge scratches the ground in search of food for another
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Do not follow a person who is running away
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An abundance of food at your neighbour’s will not satisfy your hunger.
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Love is a despot who spares no one.
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The rich are always complaining.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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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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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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If you find “Miss This Year” beautiful, then you’ll find “Miss Next Year” even more so.
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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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