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Beautiful words don’t put porridge in the pot.
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One cannot count on riches.
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Money is sharper than the sword.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.
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A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.
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You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.
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Those who are at one regarding food are at one in life.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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