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The wealth which enslaves the owner isn’t wealth.
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Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use.
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Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.
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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper.
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.
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At the bottom of patience one finds heaven.
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A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
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