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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
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The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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If you find “Miss This Year” beautiful, then you’ll find “Miss Next Year” even more so.
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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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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food.
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You must act as if it is impossible to fail.
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Hold a true friend with both hands. 
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