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If you watch your pot, your food will not burn.
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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
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A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk.
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Patience can cook a stone.
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Unity is strength, division is weakness.
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The hyena with a cub does not consume all the available food.
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If ten cents does not go out, it does not bring in one thousand dollars.
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He who receives a gift does not measure.
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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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