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To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better
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Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside.
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He who fears the sun will not become chief.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper
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Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and the stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening.
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Traveling is learning.
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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.
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He who loves money must labor.
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