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Where there is love there is no darkness.
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An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
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If you find no fish, you have to eat bread.
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Do not forget what is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself
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A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break.
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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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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk
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Do not call to a dog with a whip in your hand.
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Money is not the medicine against death.
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Food you will not eat you do not boil.
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