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Good words are food, bad words poison.
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Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
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Where there are experts there will be no lack of learners
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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Beautiful from behind, ugly in front.
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A dog knows the places he is thrown food
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Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use.
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A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
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Without a leader, black ants are confused.
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Lack of money is lack of friends; if you have money at your disposal, every dog and goat will claim to be related to you
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