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You should not hoard your money and die of hunger.
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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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The hyena with a cub does not consume all the available food.
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The forest provides food to the hunter after he is utterly exhausted.
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Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you.
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One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
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There are many colorful flowers on the path of life, but the prettiest have the sharpest thorns.
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve them with war.
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Patience can cook a stone.
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Hurry, hurry has no blessings.
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