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The friends of our friends are our friends.
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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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You are beautiful because of your possessions.
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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Sugarcane is sweetest at its joint”. It is difficult to achieve some things, but at the end, a man will enjoy the result.
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Many hands make light work.
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What you learn is what you die with
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