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Having a good discussion is like having riches.
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
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Peace does not make a good ruler.
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When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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Youth is beauty, even in cattle.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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