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The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it.
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Peace does not make a good ruler.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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She is like a road – pretty, but crooked.
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One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of the food with others.
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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down.
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Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
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If ten cents does not go out, it does not bring in one thousand dollars.
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It’s those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons.
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