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Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
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A large chair does not make a king.
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To try and to fail is not laziness
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Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
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With wealth one wins a woman.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
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A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.
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Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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