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If you are looking for a fly in your food it means that you are full.
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The poor man and the rich man do not play together.
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There are many colorful flowers on the path of life, but the prettiest have the sharpest thorns.
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Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
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Learning expands great souls.
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
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As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it.
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He who learns, teaches.
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A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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