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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry
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Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.
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He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
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Wisdom does not come overnight.
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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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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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