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A large chair does not make a king.
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If you find “Miss This Year” beautiful, then you’ll find “Miss Next Year” even more so.
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By crawling a child learns to stand
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A patient man will eat ripe fruit
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Don't set sail on someone else's star.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart.
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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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Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others.
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Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd.
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