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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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Nobody is born wise.
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War has no eyes
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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
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The friends of our friends are our friends.
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Words are sweet, but they never take the place of food.
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An ugly child of your own is more to you than a beautiful one belonging to your neighbor.
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There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast.
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They ate our food, and forgot our names.
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