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There can be no peace without understanding.
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You can tell a ripe corn by its look.
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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
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She is like a road – pretty, but crooked.
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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth.
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The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.
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In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.
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You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday.
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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