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Cooked food is not sold for goats.
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In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.
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Unity is strength, division is weakness.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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War is not porridge
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true.
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A beautiful one hurts the heart.
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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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