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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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A good deed is something one returns.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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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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Without a leader, black ants are confused.
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By crawling a child learns to stand
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Having a good discussion is like having riches.
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