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Don't set sail using someone else's star.
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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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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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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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Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and the stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening.
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If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.
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If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended forgive.
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Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat.
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There is no beauty but the beauty of action.
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War is not porridge
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