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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you
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A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character.
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The forest not only hides man’s enemies but its full of man’s medicine, healing power and food.
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Knowledge is better than riches.
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Those who are at one regarding food are at one in life.
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At the bottom of patience one finds heaven.
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Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right
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When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it
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When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.
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Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside.
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