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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
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You always learn a lot more when you lose than when you win
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When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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“Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet”. The person, who doesn't think about danger, is silly. He doesn't even guess that having stepped with two feet in water, he may not find a bottom.
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He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.
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Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
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The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth.
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A healthy person who begs for food is an insult to a generous farmer.
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