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The goat says: “Where there is blood, there is plenty of food.”
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An ugly child of your own is more to you than a beautiful one belonging to your neighbor.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.
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One cannot count on riches.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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He who refuses to obey cannot command.
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The earth is a beehive, we all enter by the same door.
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