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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you
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Where there are many, nothing goes wrong.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk.
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Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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Nobody is born wise.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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An abundance of food at your neighbour’s will not satisfy your hunger.
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