All people are your relatives, therefore expect only trouble from them

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The day your horse dies and your money’s lost, your relatives change to strangers The day your horse dies and your money’s lost, your relatives change to strangers
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all
You can’t expect both ends of a sugar cane to be as sweet You can’t expect both ends of a sugar cane to be as sweet
How can you expect to find ivory in a dog’s mouth? How can you expect to find ivory in a dog’s mouth?
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people

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