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He who fears the sun will not become chief.
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Knowledge is better than riches.
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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
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To run is not necessarily to arrive.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Do not let what you cannot do tear from your hands what you can.
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A man’s wealth may be superior to him.
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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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Why they like an ugly person takes long for a beautiful person to know.
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