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One must talk little and listen much. 
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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A real family eats the same cornmeal.
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Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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Lack of money is lack of friends; if you have money at your disposal, every dog and goat will claim to be related to you
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Unity is strength, division is weakness.
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Hold a true friend with both hands. 
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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
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