If you are going to have a roast, a chicken is better than a phoenix.
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If you don't want to be cheated, ask the price at three shops.Chinese
No matter how big the sea may be, sometimes two ships meet.
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Which cat does not gorge a mouse?
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Those who despise money will eventually sponge on their friends.
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Outside noisy, inside empty.
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Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great.
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