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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Rich people cook their food in a potsherd.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child
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She is beautiful; she has love, understands; she respects herself and others; everyone likes, loves and honors her; she is a goddess.
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He who refuses to obey cannot command.
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A family tie is like a tree, it can bend but it cannot break.
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Wisdom does not come overnight.
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The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.
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A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
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