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Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.
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Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight.
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Every misfortune is a blessing.
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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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The goat says: “Where there is blood, there is plenty of food.”
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Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you.
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Having a good discussion is like having riches
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By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
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Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
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