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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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If you find “Miss This Year” beautiful, then you’ll find “Miss Next Year” even more so.
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Do not let what you cannot do tear from your hands what you can.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem.
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Without a leader, black ants are confused.
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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Cooked food is not sold for goats.
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