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Don't set sail on someone else's star.
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food
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A man who pays respect to the great paves his own way for greatness. 
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Repetition is the mother of knowledge.
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Having beauty doesn’t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage.
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You can tell a ripe corn by its look.
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There is no medicine to cure hatred.
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The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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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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