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The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve them with war.
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The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.
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The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.
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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested”. If the person does not fill up his knowledge, he will never be able to apply the one he already knows.
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However long the night may last, there will be a morning.
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Home affairs are not talked about on the public square.
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