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When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
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By crawling a child learns to stand
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He who refuses to obey cannot command.
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When your luck deserts you, even cold food burns.
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A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.
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The forest provides food to the hunter after he is utterly exhausted.
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Nobody is born wise.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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When God cooks, you don't see smoke.
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