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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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Food you will not eat you do not boil.
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Greed loses what it has gained.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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You should know what’s being cooked in the kitchen otherwise you might eat a forbidden food.
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The hyena with a cub does not consume all the available food.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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Many hands make light work.
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“If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended, forgive”. Forgive the one, who is guilty to you. Apologize if you made a mistake.
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Without a leader, black ants are confused.
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