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A single bracelet does not jingle.
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The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
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Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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By crawling a child learns to stand.
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character
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Words are sweet, but they never take the place of food.
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Every misfortune is a blessing.
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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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