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Man is like a pepper, till you have chewed it you do not know how hot it is.
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Coffee and love taste best when hot.
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
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Only a fool tests the depth of the river with both feet.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper
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If I could see your face, I would not need food.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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What you give you get, ten times over
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A woman’s polite devotion is her greatest beauty.
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A tree is straightened while it is still young.
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