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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food.
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The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
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Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right
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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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One thread for the needle, one love for the heart.
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If you find no fish, you have to eat bread.
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food.
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There can be no peace without understanding.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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