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Greed loses what it has gained.
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Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and the stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening.
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If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended forgive.
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Man is like a pepper, till you have chewed it you do not know how hot it is.
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Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat.
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Youth is beauty, even in cattle.
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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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A good deed is something one returns.
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Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.
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Patience can cook a stone.
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