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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
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To try and to fail is not laziness
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Learning expands great souls.
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A woman’s polite devotion is her greatest beauty.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Patience puts a crown on the head.
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The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
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For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today
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An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep
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Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you.
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