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A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.
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Patience is the key which solves all problems.
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You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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You are beautiful because of your possessions.
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He who does not know one thing knows another.
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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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A housewife who complains that there is not enough foodstuff in the market should remember that if her husband adds to what is already available, there would be more for everyone.
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Fine words do not produce food.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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