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If you run after two hares you will catch neither
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Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you.
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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Money is not the medicine against death.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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When God cooks, you don't see smoke.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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You can tell a ripe corn by its look.
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