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A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.
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A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.
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One shares food not words.
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When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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Children are the reward of life.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true.
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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