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Poverty is slavery.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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To get lost is to learn the way.
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The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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If you watch your pot, your food will not burn.
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Seeing is different than being told.
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There is no beauty but the beauty of action.
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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
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A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
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