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Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.
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If I could see your face, I would not need food.
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Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
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A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.
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You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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A single bracelet does not jingle.
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One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food.
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