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One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.
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Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food.
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You can tell a ripe corn by its look.
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
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He who learns, teaches.
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