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The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
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Patience is the key which solves all problems.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child
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Lack of knowledge is darker than night.
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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper.
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Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true.
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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
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Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.
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