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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk
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Love is a despot who spares no one.
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When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it
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It is not what you are called, but what you answer to
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Patience is the key which solves all problems.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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A cutting word is worse than a bowstring, a cut may heal, but the cut of the tongue does not
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He who loves money must labor.
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Happiness is as good as food.
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Love never gets lost it’s only kept.
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