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Dress up a stick and it’ll be a beautiful bride.
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The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
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A tree is straightened while it is still young.
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You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.
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There are many colorful flowers on the path of life, but the prettiest have the sharpest thorns.
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The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.
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The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
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Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others.
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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