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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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Money is not the medicine against death.
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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
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Good words are food, bad words poison.
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
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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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The goat says: “Where there is blood, there is plenty of food.”
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By labor comes wealth. 
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