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Where there is love there is no darkness.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something
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Lack of money is lack of friends; if you have money at your disposal, every dog and goat will claim to be related to you
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A wise person will always find a way.
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A cutting word is worse than a bowstring, a cut may heal, but the cut of the tongue does not
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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Love is a despot who spares no one.
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Greed loses what it has gained.
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By crawling a child learns to stand
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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