If you run too fast you bypass a safe place you would have hidden yourself.
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Everywhere there is a lot of mad even an elephant will slip.African
When a mother has twins she must sleep on her back.
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If you want to smear somebody's face with mud, be prepared to dirty your hands.
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Those who have friends in the kitchen don't starve.
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Shall we kill a snake and carry it in our hand when we have a bag for putting long things in?
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The restless grasshopper only finds rest in the gizzard of a bird.
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