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A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.
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A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
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The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.
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If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? 
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Good music goes with good food.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.
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Do not let what you cannot do tear from your hands what you can.
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.
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