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Beautiful discourse is rarer than emerald ~ yet it can be found among the servant girls at the grindstones.
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Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
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He who learns, teaches.
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However long the night may last, there will be a morning.
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The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart.
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One cannot count on riches.
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If you find no fish, you have to eat bread.
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A single bracelet does not jingle.
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The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.
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A man’s wealth may be superior to him.
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