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Beautiful from behind, ugly in front.
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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
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Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd.
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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has it's place.
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One cannot count on riches.
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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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A stream cannot rise above its source.
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
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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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A single bracelet does not jingle.
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