Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.
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He who carries too much tenderness will become a slave.Burmese
The monkey never complains that he has no comb.
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You can't get rice by pounding bran.
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A child without a mother is like a fish in shallow water.
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The talkers aren't strong; the strong don't talk.
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With fowls, the pedigree; with men, breeding.
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