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If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is.
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With wealth one wins a woman.
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When the food is cooked there is no need to wait before eating it.
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Money is not the medicine against death.
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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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Hurry, hurry has no blessings.
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The best of mankind is a farmer; the best food is fruit.
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The friends of our friends are our friends.
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The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.
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You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla.
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