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Roosters’ tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight.
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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
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He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
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It is not what you are called, but what you answer to
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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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You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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