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A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
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He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk.
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The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.
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A stream cannot rise above its source.
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If there is character, ugliness becomes beauty; if there is none, beauty becomes ugliness.
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Beautiful from behind, ugly in front.
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The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
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The forest provides food to the hunter after he is utterly exhausted.
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A man’s wealth may be superior to him.
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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.
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