The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.
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Great villainy is often called loyalty.
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He who knows not when he has enough, is poor.
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Poets know all about famous places without having been there.
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Pursue your duties and don't let them pursue you.
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He who hunts two hares leaves one and loses the other.
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