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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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It is not work that kills, but worry.
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He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.
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Lack of money is lack of friends; if you have money at your disposal, every dog and goat will claim to be related to you
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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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It’s those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons.
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