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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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Wine, women and food give gladness to the heart.
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Having a good discussion is like having riches.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
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The forest provides food to the hunter after he is utterly exhausted.
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Coffee and love taste best when hot.
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The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart.
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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