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There can be no peace without understanding.
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Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat.
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A woman’s polite devotion is her greatest beauty.
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Much wealth brings many enemies.
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It takes a village to raise a child.
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Home affairs are not talked about on the public square.
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There are many colorful flowers on the path of life, but the prettiest have the sharpest thorns.
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If ten cents does not go out, it does not bring in one thousand dollars.
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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday.
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