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Much wealth brings many enemies.
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If I could see your face, I would not need food.
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.
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For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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Rich people cook their food in a potsherd.
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The impotent man does not eat spicy foods.
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Every woman is beautiful until she speaks.
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If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.
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