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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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A spider’s cobweb isn’t only its sleeping spring but also its food trap.
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What one won’t eat by itself, one will eat when mixed with other food.
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Love is a despot who spares no one.
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Wisdom does not come overnight.
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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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Wine, women and food give gladness to the heart.
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Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use.
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Learning expands great souls.
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve war.
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