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Do not follow a person who is running away
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A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Do not forget what is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself
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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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Where there is love there is no darkness.
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An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
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A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.
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Wisdom does not come overnight.
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Lack of knowledge is darker than night.
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