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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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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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A single bracelet does not jingle.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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