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You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character
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Every misfortune is a blessing.
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Only a fool tests the depth of the river with both feet.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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A woman’s polite devotion is her greatest beauty.
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It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay in love.
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