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Eat and be satisfied, and be content. Eat and graze, and be satisfied with little. And you will be satisfied.
Wear what you can afford. Follow the rooster and see where it leads you.
People are of the nature of the stars. Do not approach the cunning, the deceitful, and the treacherous.
The call of the devil is not to be heeded.
A thousand times of doubt, and no certainty. A thousand enemies at home are better than one enemy outside.
A thousand sleepless nights are better than one night of sleep.
A thousand eyes weeping are better than my eye shedding a tear.
A thousand pots are better than one broken pot.
A thousand hearts are better than one defeated heart.
God is with the weak, not with the strong.
To the one who is beautiful, God gives blessings on the land. His finger in his mouth is not like his finger in the fire.
Water that does not kill you will strengthen you.
The eye that does not see is not blind.
The one who is a leader, his end is safety.
What you put in the pot, you take out with the ladle.
The one who is stingy, you will send him away.
What the moth does, the moth does in its wings.
What you want to be done, do it yourself, and what you want to be sold, sell it.
He who wants to get drunk does not want to count the cups.
He who wants a span from you will take an arm.