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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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There are many colorful flowers on the path of life, but the prettiest have the sharpest thorns.
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The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Always being in a hurry does not prevent death, neither does going slowly prevent living.
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A beautiful one hurts the heart.
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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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Much wealth brings many enemies.
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If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love.
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