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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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Where there are many, nothing goes wrong.
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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully
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Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends.
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food.
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Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food.
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Man is like a pepper, till you have chewed it you do not know how hot it is.
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Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
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A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.
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