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The cook does not have to be a beautiful woman.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place.
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Good music goes with good food.
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The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.
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For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today
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War is not porridge
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To run is not necessarily to arrive.
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A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.
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