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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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Things are to be tried, an old lady cooked stones and they produced soup.
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character
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woman who pursues a man for sex loses her spiritual beauty.
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You are beautiful because of your possessions.
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He who loves money must labor.
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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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There is no medicine to cure hatred.
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There can be no peace without understanding.
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