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Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor.
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If you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Good words are food, bad words poison.
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The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.
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For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today
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Greed loses what it has gained.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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Having a good discussion is like having riches
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