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The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry
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To run is not necessarily to arrive.
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One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.
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Having a good discussion is like having riches.
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If I could see your face, I would not need food.
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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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One must talk little and listen much. 
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No one gets a mouthful of food by picking between another person’s teeth.
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Every misfortune is a blessing.
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Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food.
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