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One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of the food with others.
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Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food.
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If you find “Miss This Year” beautiful, then you’ll find “Miss Next Year” even more so.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Fine words do not produce food.
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A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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He who loves money must labor.
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If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is.
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