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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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Wealth diminishes with usage; learning increases with use.
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Children are the reward of life.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win
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It is not what you are called, but what you answer to
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you
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The one who loves an unsightly person is the one who makes him beautiful.
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A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.
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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
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