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When the food is cooked there is no need to wait before eating it.
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It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay in love.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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Good words are food, bad words poison.
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Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
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An ugly child of your own is more to you than a beautiful one belonging to your neighbor.
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By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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