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A good deed is something one returns.
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They ate our food, and forgot our names.
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There can be no peace without understanding.
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He who learns, teaches.
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He who refuses to obey cannot command.
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A stream cannot rise above its source.
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Only a fool tests the depth of the river with both feet.
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Greed loses what it has gained.
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A chattering bird builds no nest.
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Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you.
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