When your house is on fire you don’t choose who to help you put out the fire.
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It's much easier to fall in love than to stay in love.African
When elephant steps on a trap, no more trap.
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Be aware of a man with a sweet tongue he can lead you to buying bad meat.
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A short person touches where he can reach.
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It is impossible to tie a knot without the thumb.
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As long as a cock lives, it is said to have belonged to the child of the house; but when it is slaughtered for super, it is then that the real owner emerges.
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