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Without a leader, black ants are confused.
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It is not work that kills, but worry.
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At the bottom of patience one finds heaven.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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A woman’s polite devotion is her greatest beauty.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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Lack of knowledge is darker than night.
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Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
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