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Don't set sail using someone else's star.
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Traveling is learning.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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He who receives a gift does not measure.
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A feeble effort will not fulfill the self.
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The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman.
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The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.
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The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.
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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
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