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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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One cannot count on riches.
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Money is sharper than the sword.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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The goat says: “Where there is blood, there is plenty of food.”
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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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Coffee and love taste best when hot.
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something
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