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A patient person never misses a thing.
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A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.
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Hold a true friend with both hands.
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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You should know what’s being cooked in the kitchen otherwise you might eat a forbidden food.
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One must talk little and listen much. 
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Beautiful discourse is rarer than emerald ~ yet it can be found among the servant girls at the grindstones.
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Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
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