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Don't set sail on someone else's star.
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Don't set sail using someone else's star.
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He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
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The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it.
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A small house will hold a hundred friends.
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You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
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The forest provides food to the hunter after he is utterly exhausted.
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He who marries a beauty marries trouble.
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