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An abundance of food at your neighbour’s will not satisfy your hunger.
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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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Where there are experts there will be no lack of learners
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Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Coffee and love taste best when hot.
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Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
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Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
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