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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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Beautiful from behind, ugly in front.
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Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true.
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who makes him beautiful.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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He who refuses to obey cannot command.
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If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended forgive.
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