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Repetition is the mother of knowledge.
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Poverty is slavery.
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To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper
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There is no one who became rich because he broke a holiday, no one became fat because he broke a fast.
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Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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A man who pays respect to the great paves his own way for greatness. 
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