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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper.
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You should not hoard your money and die of hunger.
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What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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He who receives a gift does not measure.
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Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you.
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Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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Because he lost his reputation, he lost a kingdom.
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