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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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Hold a true friend with both hands. 
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use.
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Bad friends will prevent you from having good friends.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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She is like a road – pretty, but crooked.
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Having beauty doesn’t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage.
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If I could see your face, I would not need food.
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Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.
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