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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
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One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
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Having a good discussion is like having riches.
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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
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Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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