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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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Don't set sail using someone else's star.
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To run is not necessarily to arrive.
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The friends of our friends are our friends.
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The earth is a beehive, we all enter by the same door.
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Dress up a stick and it’ll be a beautiful bride.
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.
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The goat says: “Where there is blood, there is plenty of food.”
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