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Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
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A tree is straightened while it is still young.
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There is no beauty but the beauty of action.
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve war.
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There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast.
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors
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Good music goes with good food.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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