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The goat says: “Where there is blood, there is plenty of food.”
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A large chair does not make a king.
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It’s those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons.
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Peace does not make a good ruler.
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Ears that do not listen to advice, accompany the head when it is chopped off.
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Getting only a beautiful woman is like planting a vine on the roadside everyone feeds on it.
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Don’t take another mouthful before you have swallowed what is in your mouth.
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By labor comes wealth. 
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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
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A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.
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