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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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Traveling is learning.
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What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn.
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If you watch your pot, your food will not burn.
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Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.
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Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.
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One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.
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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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