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Money is sharper than the sword.
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The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who makes him beautiful.
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast.
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He who marries a beauty marries trouble.
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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One cannot count on riches.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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