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An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
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No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person’s teeth.
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There can be no peace without understanding.
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What you give you get, ten times over
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Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true.
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Sugarcane is sweetest at its joint”. It is difficult to achieve some things, but at the end, a man will enjoy the result.
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Man is like a pepper, till you have chewed it you do not know how hot it is.
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One thread for the needle, one love for the heart.
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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.
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