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With wealth one wins a woman.
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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
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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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Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
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They ate our food, and forgot our names.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.
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