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He who loves money must labor.
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Water is colourless and tasteless but you can live on it longer than eating food.
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The wise create proverbs for fools to learn, not to repeat.
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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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Much wealth brings many enemies.
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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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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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It is not what you are called, but what you answer to
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
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Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside.
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