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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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You are beautiful because of your possessions.
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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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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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“Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet”. The person, who doesn't think about danger, is silly. He doesn't even guess that having stepped with two feet in water, he may not find a bottom.
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A man’s wealth may be superior to him.
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You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down.
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When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it
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The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart.
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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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