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Don't set sail using someone else's star.
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The rich are always complaining.
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By crawling a child learns to stand
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Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
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No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person’s teeth.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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He who doesn’t clean his mouth before breakfast always complains that the food is sour.
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A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
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When the leg does not walk, the stomach does not eat.
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When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
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