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A good deed is something one returns.
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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.
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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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A real family eats the same cornmeal.
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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
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To run is not necessarily to arrive.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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A beautiful one hurts the heart.
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Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use.
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If I could see your face, I would not need food.
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