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The skin of the leopard is beautiful, but not his heart.
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He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
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If you see a man in a gown eating with a man in rags, the food belongs to the latter.
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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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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
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He who marries a beauty marries trouble.
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