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A stream cannot rise above its source.
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Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
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Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.
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It is not work that kills, but worry.
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Cross the river in a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you.
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Fine words do not produce food.
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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If I could see your face, I would not need food.
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Every woman is beautiful until she speaks.
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Even the best cooking pot will not produce food.
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