Sorrow is the seed of wealth.
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My son is my son till he gets him a wife, but my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.Japanese
One cannot scoop up the ocean with a sea shell.
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Only when the coffin is closed will we see how long lasting is the name.
Japanese
He who is desperate will squeeze oil out of a grain of sand.
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Sleeping people can't fall down.
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Never judge things of which you only know the shadow.
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