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The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.
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woman who pursues a man for sex loses her spiritual beauty.
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Repetition is the mother of knowledge.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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What you give you get, ten times over
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Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right
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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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They ate our food, and forgot our names.
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
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Beautiful words don’t put porridge in the pot.
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