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He who doesn’t clean his mouth before breakfast always complains that the food is sour.
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Man is like a pepper, till you have chewed it you do not know how hot it is.
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War has no eyes
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You must act as if it is impossible to fail.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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It is not work that kills, but worry.
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He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.
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