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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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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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However long the night may last, there will be a morning.
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A beautiful thing is never perfect.
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Beautiful discourse is rarer than emerald ~ yet it can be found among the servant girls at the grindstones.
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If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.
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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
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By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.
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The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
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