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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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He who learns, teaches.
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Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
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Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and the stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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By labor comes wealth. 
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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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