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However little food we have, we’ll share it even if it’s only one locust.
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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It takes a village to raise a child.
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper.
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.
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A united family eats from the same plate.
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One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.
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When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.
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