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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something
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Even the colors of a chameleon are for survival not beauty.
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
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If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is.
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The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors
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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
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Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.
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A wise person will always find a way.
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