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If your cornfield is far from your house, the birds will eat your corn.
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Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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She is like a road – pretty, but crooked.
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The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied
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One who causes others misfortune also teaches them wisdom.
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When your luck deserts you, even cold food burns.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves his own way for greatness. 
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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Knowledge is better than riches.
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