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The food eaten first lasts longest in the stomach.
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For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today
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Do not follow a person who is running away
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He who learns, teaches.
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character.
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Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others.
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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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At the bottom of patience one finds heaven.
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