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If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents
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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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Do not forget what is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself
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When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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The wealth which enslaves the owner isn’t wealth.
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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When your luck deserts you, even cold food burns.
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