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Patience puts a crown on the head.
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As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
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Dress up a stick and it’ll be a beautiful bride.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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The forest not only hides man’s enemies but its full of man’s medicine, healing power and food.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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You are beautiful because of your possessions.
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A spider’s cobweb isn’t only its sleeping spring but also its food trap.
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He who receives a gift does not measure.
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