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No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person’s teeth.
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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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Traveling is learning.
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The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman.
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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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Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.
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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.
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One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.
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By labor comes wealth. 
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You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down.
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