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The forest provides food to the hunter after he is utterly exhausted.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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The forest not only hides man’s enemies but its full of man’s medicine, healing power and food.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast.
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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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Coffee and love taste best when hot.
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