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A man’s wealth may be superior to him.
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Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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Food you will not eat you do not boil.
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Where there is love there is no darkness.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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There can be no peace without understanding.
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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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