There is no earthly bliss not watered by tears.
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A desperate person will even hold on to a knife edge.
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There is no bitter crust to a hungry person.
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Laziness is the sibling of starvation.
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What good is a palace if it's inhabited by owls. Better a straw hut inhabited by humans.
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Don't trust in fortune until you are in heaven.
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