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Do not let what you cannot do tear from your hands what you can.
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Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve war.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.
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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
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No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person’s teeth.
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