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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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The friends of our friends are our friends.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true.
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There is no fool who is disowned by his family.
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A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve them with war.
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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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