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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child
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Seeing is different than being told.
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Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.
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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
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Having beauty doesn’t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage.
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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Home affairs are not talked about on the public square.
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The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.
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