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Having beauty doesn’t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage.
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Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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The food that is in the mouth is not yet in the belly.
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Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others.
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If ten cents does not go out, it does not bring in one thousand dollars.
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Having a good discussion is like having riches.
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Fine words do not produce food.
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A patient man will eat ripe fruit
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Hold a true friend with both hands.
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