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Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and the stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening.
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Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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An ugly child of your own is more to you than a beautiful one belonging to your neighbor.
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To try and to fail is not laziness
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You should not hoard your money and die of hunger.
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The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk
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Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
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You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.
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