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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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An ugly child of your own is more to you than a beautiful one belonging to your neighbor.
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If you give bad food to your stomach, it drums for you to dance.
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Knowledge is better than riches.
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Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.
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Every woman is beautiful until she speaks.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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It is no shame at all to work for money.
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Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
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