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If I could see your face, I would not need food.
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Don't set sail on someone else's star.
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Only a fool tests the depth of the river with both feet.
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Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
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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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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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You must act as if it is impossible to fail.
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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Coffee and love taste best when hot.
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The hyena with a cub does not consume all the available food.
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