He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
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To learn about other people is science, to learn to know yourself is intelligence.
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He who is hungry is never a good civil servant.
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The only thing that was missing at the rich man's funeral was mourners.
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Leave a bit of the tail to whisk off flies.
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A good breakfast cannot take the place of the evening meal.
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