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A stream cannot rise above its source.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper
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Traveling is learning.
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A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.
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Having beauty doesn’t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage.
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One cannot count on riches.
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If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? 
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The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry
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