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The food that is in the mouth is not yet in the belly.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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He who learns, teaches.
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A good deed is something one returns.
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A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
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War has no eyes
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You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.
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He who eats another mans food will have his own food eaten by others.
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