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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success.
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Beautiful from behind, ugly in front.
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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
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What one won’t eat by itself, one will eat when mixed with other food.
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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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Patience can cook a stone.
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A feeble effort will not fulfill the self.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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Roosters’ tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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