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Having a good discussion is like having riches
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A beautiful thing is never perfect.
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The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry
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Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
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They ate our food, and forgot our names.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve war.
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One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
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Roosters’ tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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