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The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied
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Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right
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Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.
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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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There is no fool who is disowned by his family.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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Hold a true friend with both hands.
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He who earns calamity, eats it with his family.
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It is not the cook’s fault when the cassava turns out to be hard and tasteless.
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When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.
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