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Beautiful words don’t put porridge in the pot.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper
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Money is sharper than the sword.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food
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However little food we have, we’ll share it even if it’s only one locust.
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Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends.
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Water is colourless and tasteless but you can live on it longer than eating food.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use.
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