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He who learns, teaches.
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If you watch your pot, your food will not burn.
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk.
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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It is not what you are called, but what you answer to
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Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
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If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents
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Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.
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Children are the reward of life.
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