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Money is sharper than the sword.
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The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.
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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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“Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet”. The person, who doesn't think about danger, is silly. He doesn't even guess that having stepped with two feet in water, he may not find a bottom.
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Good words are food, bad words poison.
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Hold a true friend with both hands. 
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A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character.
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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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What you learn is what you die with
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