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You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win
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“If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended, forgive”. Forgive the one, who is guilty to you. Apologize if you made a mistake.
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Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.
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Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.
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A united family eats from the same plate.
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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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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.
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She is like a road – pretty, but crooked.
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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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