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Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight.
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The goat says: “Where there is blood, there is plenty of food.”
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No partridge scratches the ground in search of food for another
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart.
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A beautiful thing is never perfect.
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One cannot count on riches.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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Do not let what you cannot do tear from your hands what you can.
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When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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