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To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better
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Knowledge is better than riches.
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If you find no fish, you have to eat bread.
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A man’s wealth may be superior to him.
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It is not work that kills, but worry.
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If I could see your face, I would not need food.
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One must talk little and listen much. 
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The beauty of a woman becomes useless if there is no one to admire it.
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Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully
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Sugarcane is sweetest at its joint”. It is difficult to achieve some things, but at the end, a man will enjoy the result.
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