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It is not work that kills, but worry.
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The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.
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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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If you give bad food to your stomach, it drums for you to dance.
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However little food we have, we’ll share it even if it’s only one locust.
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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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The food eaten first lasts longest in the stomach.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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