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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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Dress up a stick and it’ll be a beautiful bride.
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There can be no peace without understanding.
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He who marries a beauty marries trouble.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
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You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win
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If you run after two hares you will catch neither
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Where there is love there is no darkness.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child.
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