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He who earns calamity, eats it with his family.
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Beautiful words don’t put porridge in the pot.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something
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One thread for the needle, one love for the heart.
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Do not let what you cannot do tear from your hands what you can.
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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.
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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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You must act as if it is impossible to fail.
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