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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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What you learn is what you die with
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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 it's place.
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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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He who earns calamity, eats it with his family.
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One thread for the needle, one love for the heart.
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food
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Peace does not make a good ruler.
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Water is colourless and tasteless but you can live on it longer than eating food.
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