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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character.
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Don't set sail on someone else's star.
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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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If you are looking for a fly in your food it means that you are full.
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A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.
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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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A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.
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