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When God cooks, you don't see smoke.
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A bad cook also has his/her share of the bad food.
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Beautiful from behind, ugly in front.
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Having a good discussion is like having riches
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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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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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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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The friends of our friends are our friends.
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The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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