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What you give you get, ten times over
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
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Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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A close friend can become a close enemy.
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Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something
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