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Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you.
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Don't set sail on someone else's star.
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
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He who loves money must labor.
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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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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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Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you.
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Traveling is learning.
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