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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true.
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The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.
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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve them with war.
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Where there are many, nothing goes wrong.
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To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better
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A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.
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