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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested”. If the person does not fill up his knowledge, he will never be able to apply the one he already knows.
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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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A stream cannot rise above its source.
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He who refuses to obey cannot command.
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The food that is in the mouth is not yet in the belly.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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Food you will not eat you do not boil.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
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