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The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
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Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat.
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A chattering bird builds no nest.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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If you run after two hares you will catch neither
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.
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One must talk little and listen much. 
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Things are to be tried, an old lady cooked stones and they produced soup.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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