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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
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A single bracelet does not jingle.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Many hands make light work.
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Only a fool tests the depth of the river with both feet.
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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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The wealth which enslaves the owner isn’t wealth.
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Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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