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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
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An abundance of food at your neighbour’s will not satisfy your hunger.
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A feeble effort will not fulfill the self.
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Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
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In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.
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Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.
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