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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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No partridge scratches the ground in search of food for another
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
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It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir.
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If you find “Miss This Year” beautiful, then you’ll find “Miss Next Year” even more so.
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It takes a village to raise a child.
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Patience is the mother of a beautiful child
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Even the mightest eagle comes down to the tree tops to rest.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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A stream cannot rise above its source.
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