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Youth is beauty, even in cattle.
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War is not porridge
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Things are to be tried, an old lady cooked stones and they produced soup.
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The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.
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He who eats another mans food will have his own food eaten by others.
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If you find “Miss This Year” beautiful, then you’ll find “Miss Next Year” even more so.
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In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
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If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.
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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
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